09/09/2022 A colleague of mine had offered me to check out the office in St. Gallen, so I used the opportunity to also explore the city while I was there. I took an early train from Zurich and an hour later arrived in St. Gallen. As the primary purpose of … Continue readingAnecdotes from St. Gallen
03/09/2022 Saturday morning we took the train into Lugano. After storing my luggage at a locker we exited the train station through a tunnel and arrived at a viewpoint above the city, granting us a first glance at the scenery. We then walked downhill for me to discover the city … Continue readingDiscovering Lugano
03/09/2022 Coming from Lugano, Bellinzona was right on my way back to Zurich. The capital of Ticino is famous for its UNESCO world heritage: three castles next to one another. We exited the train and walked through the small town to reach Castel Grande, the biggest of the three. Once … Continue readingThe 3 Castles of Bellinzona
02/09/2022 On Friday I left work early and met with my good friend Cristiano in front of the building. He is from Ticino, the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, and we had planned a 2-day trip to his home region. Once on our way, it was a 2-hour train ride to … Continue readingAn Afternoon in Locarno
27/08/2022 As it was my ambition to see as much of Switzerland during my time there as possible, my brother and I figured we could continue our daytrip to Lucerne. It was a half-hour drive from Zug, but the search for a place to park the car must have taken … Continue readingLucerne Yearn
27/08/2022 This weekend my brother visited me in Zurich. After enjoying some food and great drinks the night before as a start of the time together, Saturday was set for doing a daytrip. Still on my bucket list, Zug – similar to Zurich, Lausanne, Geneva and Lucerne – is a … Continue readingBy Car to Zug
07/08/2022 The third stop and final destination on this Sunday‘s trip was Geneva. A friend picked me up at the railway station and proceeded to give me a little tour of old-town Geneva. We walked past Archives d’État, a United Nations office and Cathédrale Saint-Pierre to get some Crêpes at … Continue readingGeneva Fever
07/08/2022 After my early morning stop in Bern it was time to discover Lausanne. Punctual as Swiss Railways SBB are, I arrived there with sufficient time to take a long – and quite steep – walk downhill towards the harbour. After about 15 – 20 minutes I arrived at the … Continue readingLausanne Fun
07/08/2022 Having been in Switzerland for more than 5 weeks for my internship, it was time to finally get to know the country better. My plan was to do a daytrip to Geneva, but since the cheapest train ticket was a day pass anyways I decided to do some stops … Continue readingBern baby, Bern!
22/07/2022 I started this weekend by treating myself to a nice neapolitan Pizza at San Gennaro, a top-rated pizzeria. The restaurant is located on the side of the Limmat river, downstream from the city centre. I got a perfect seat as my table allowed me to see people float and … Continue readingZurich Waterfront