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Blogs about: Switzerland 2008 2009

And the cow says... MOO!

kookykrys wrote 8 hours ago: Sorry, we’ve been reading far more children’s books than adult’s books lately. But … more →

Tags: Cow, cows, switzerland

Interesting snacks2 comments

kookykrys wrote 5 days ago: I always like to try new food items and you never know what wacky food combinations will work well. … more →

Tags: Food, foriegn specialties, Lebkuchen, quarkini, Schoko Pfeffer-Nüsse, Snacks, Snips, Swiss Specialties, switzerland

Altstadt Market in Winterthur

kookykrys wrote 5 days ago: One of my favorite things about Switzerland is all the local food. I’m a big advocate, wheneve … more →

Tags: Altstadt, bread stall, Eating Locally, Farmer's Market, Florist, Fresh Bread, fresh market, local food, switzerland

Announcement! 1 comment

kookykrys wrote 2 weeks ago: We are moving back to Texas in January! Lots of details still to be ironed out, but I’m sad, h … more →

Tags: switzerland, Texas, repatriate, repatriatization, Moving home, The Move

Touring Switzerland and the rest of Europe1 comment

kookykrys wrote 2 weeks ago: I was thinking today about how many places we’ve seen and explored here in Switzerland over th … more →

Team Building Hiking Trip and the Alp Aufzug

kookykrys wrote 2 weeks ago: A month or so ago (I’m late as usual to posting events) my husband went on a Team Building hik … more →

Tags: Alp Aufzug, alpine cow parade, alpine traditions, alps, Appenzell, cow parade, cows, Goats, Hiking

Schloss Hegi

kookykrys wrote 3 weeks ago: In the town of Winterthur, there are two castles. The more well-known is Schloss Kybourg. It is a bi … more →

Tags: Castle, Hegi, schloss, schloss hegi, switzerland, Winterthur

Happy Halloween!2 comments

kookykrys wrote 3 weeks ago: Although Halloween isn’t really celebrated here in Switzerland, there are several expat groups … more →

Tags: Alfredo, alfredo sauce, Braised Spinach, Halloween, Halloween Feast, homemade, homemade alfredo, jack-o-lantern, Shrimp

World Blog Surf Day/Holidays and Celebrations/Fasnacht!3 comments

kookykrys wrote 3 weeks ago: So, this is my first post in a ring of this type, and I hope the organizers can forgive me for it be … more →

Tags: Culture, customs, fasnacht, Fastnacht, switzerland, Traditions, Winterthur, World Blog Surf Day

Rushing towards Christmas?6 comments

kookykrys wrote 1 month ago: Not just yet. This post is spurred by something I read in a friend’s blog today where she was … more →

Tags: differences between US and CH, Fall, switzerland

Adventures in German1 comment

kookykrys wrote 1 month ago: I’m now in my second class of the study of the German language. I’m still pretty terribl … more →

Tags: switzerland, german, deutsch, german class, Lost In Translation, translation

Mainau Island, Germany

kookykrys wrote 1 month ago: A few weekends ago, we went to visit a good friend of ours who lives just across the border in Const … more →

Tags: switzerland, Germany, mainau island, Mainau, Island, Insel, konstance, Constance, Konstanz

The Walls in the Mall...

kookykrys wrote 1 month ago: …are like totally totally tall, for sure, dude. Only members of my immediate family will get t … more →

Tags: switzerland, Zürich, Sihlcity

Zürcher Limmatschwimmen4 comments

kookykrys wrote 2 months ago: A few weeks ago, we were one of a lucky few to get to participate in something that is only done onc … more →

Tags: switzerland, Zürich, Limmatschwimmen, float, river, Limmat, limmat river float, limmat river

German humor...

kookykrys wrote 2 months ago: On one of our trips back to the states, we bought a card box with 1,000 German words, similar in siz … more →

Tags: switzerland, german, language

Basel: Museums and the Dreiländereck2 comments

kookykrys wrote 2 months ago: A visiting friend, Pat, and I went to the town of Basel last month while Heath stayed home with the … more →

Tags: switzerland, Basel, Dreiländereck

Walk in the Woods

kookykrys wrote 3 months ago: Our city of Winterthur spreads out like a six-fingered hand into the valleys between wooded hilltops … more →

Tags: switzerland, Hiking, Winterthur, woods, wildlife, vitaparcours, Bäumli, Lindberg

Blueberries! (and Eggs, and Flowers, too)3 comments

kookykrys wrote 3 months ago: As usual, life has kept me busy, and my energy and brain cells are sapped trying to outsmart a toddl … more →

Tags: switzerland, Edward, Eggs, blueberries, blueberry picking, Friends, bernese, bernese mountain dog, Gladiolas

Do you know where your eggs come from?

kookykrys wrote 4 months ago: I do! Most of egg packages here in Switzerland have a code printed on the inside. Our eggs this week … more →

Tags: switzerland, Food, Eggs


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