wherewhenwhy

travel inspiration site & guide: all you need to decide Where, When & Why to travel

Navigate
map | gems | blog | about
Controls
Maps? Show Googlemaps
goSupport Us
visit our shop | Email us
Bookmark us....
wherewhenwhy bookmark wherewhenwhy bookmark wherewhenwhy bookmark wherewhenwhy bookmark
We like....
Tenerife
Travel Italy
Search for Italian
property in Calabria

View WhereWhenWhy travel inspiration on Ma.gnolia
sensitiveText
sensitiveText:
select text then click the
sT logo to find out more
Switzerland >> Western Europe   Latest Search
landlocked; crossroads of northern and southern Europe; along with southeastern France, northern Italy, and southwestern Austria, has the highest elevations in the Alps

Best visited in:

   aprmayjunjulaugsep  dec
Switzerland
FlagInfo:wikipedia | flickr
Capital:Bern
Currency:Swiss franc (CHF)
Languages:German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
Population:7,450,867
Area:41,290
Ski
Verbier, Zermatt, Saas Fee, Wengen, Grindelwald, Murren, St Moriz, Davos, Villars.
Google show me more...
City
Zurich
Switzerland`s largest city, small by international standards, but of great financial and cultural importance. The city has a compact and fascinating historical heart that is well worth exploring.
Google show me more...
City
Geneva
On the banks of its lake in the shadow of Mont Blanc a delightful exercise in efficiency.
Google show me more...
Heritage
Major heritage sites include:
  • Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair
  • Convent of St Gall
  • Old City of Berne
  • Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzone
  • Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn
  • Monte San Giorgio
See the UNESCO website for more details
Google show me more...
City
Bern
Take a step back in time by visiting this charming ancient and unspoilt city on the banks of the River Aare.
Google show me more...
WEATHER DATA FOR SWITZERLAND




Av
Max
Min
Rain
jan
Snow.gif
-4
-
-
-
feb
Snow.gif
-3
-
-
-
mar
Snow.gif
-0
-
-
-
apr
LightSnow.gif
3
-
-
-
may
Cloudy.gif
7
-
-
-
jun
IsolatedShowers.gif
11
-
-
-
jul
IsolatedShowers.gif
13
-
-
-
aug
IsolatedShowers.gif
12
-
-
-
sep
IsolatedShowers.gif
10
-
-
-
oct
IsolatedShowers.gif
5
-
-
-
nov
LightSnow.gif
1
-
-
-
dec
Snow.gif
-2
-
-
-
Temperatures are in degrees Celsius (º)
Rainfall is in millimeters (mm)

Recommended Sites:
Dordogne
Places to visit in France
Recommended Reading:

Feed Me..del.icio.us
Kultsendung mit Osman.



1818 continues their character campaign in Switzerland


2008/11 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [Schwer gezeichnet von der globalen Finanzkrise scheint Island um den Beitritt in die Europäische Union ersuchen zu wollen]

2008/08 - Martinbehrens’s Weblog [At the Third High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra, Ghana (2-4 September), one of nine Roundtables will be devoted to “Whose Ownership? Whose Leadership?“, co-chaired by the governments of Switzerland and Colombia.]


SEO Switzerland

Der deutsche Finanzminister Peer Steinbrück will mit einer massiven Verschärfung des Steuerrechts gegen Staaten vorgehen, die der Steuerhinterziehung Vorschub leisten und die Kooperation mit deutschen Behörden verweigern. Einem Gesetzentwurf zufolge sollen alle Zahlungen an Firmen in unkooperativen Staaten nicht mehr als Betriebsausgaben von den Steuern abgezogen werden können. Vorerst müsste aber noch die Regierung eine Verordnung dazu erlässen. Einen entsprechenden Bericht des «Tagesspiegel am Sonntag» bestätigte ein Ministeriumssprecher am Samstag in Berlin. Es geht dabei um Staaten, die sich nicht an die von der OECD festgelegten Kriterien für steuerliche Transparenz und Zusammenarbeit in den Finanzbehörden halten. Käme es zu einer entsprechenden Verordnung der Regierung, könnte dies bei konsequenter Anwendung den Geschäftsverkehr mit den Staaten weitgehend blockieren, sagte der Wiesbadener Ökonom Lorenz Jarass der Zeitung.

Wegen den günstigen Konditionen wollen plötzlich alle ein Haus kaufen. Werden die Banken unvorsichtig? Immobilienbesitz wird aufgrund der tiefen Hypothekarzinsen auch für jene zur ­Alternative, die sich bisher weder Haus noch Wohnung kaufen konnten – oder wollten. Wer Eigenmittel besitzt, steht im Moment vor einem Dilemma: Es gibt kaum lohnende, risikoarme Anlagemöglichkeiten – ausser eben Immobilien. Das spüren auch die Banken. Gemäss Zahlen der Nationalbank hat sich das Hypothekarvolumen der Schweizer Banken von Oktober 2007 bis Oktober 2008 von 685 auf 700 Milliarden Franken erhöht. Der Trend hat sich in den vergangenen Monaten noch verstärkt. Gemäss Ansgar Gmür, Direktor des Hauseigentümerverbandes, birgt dies die Gefahr, dass die Banken die bisher übliche Vorsicht in der Kreditvergabe fallen lassen. Raiffeisen, PostFinance und die Migrosbank werden mit Liquidität überflutet. «Wer viel Geld hat, wird leichtsinnig», meint Gmür dazu.

A pretty thorough description of the art.

Panoramic Photos of Switzerland



./feeds/del.icio.us-Switzerland.xml ~ feed from del.icio.us
Feed Me..flickr
Blue day
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (johnr71)


Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (m·x b·ch·r)

m·x b·ch·r posted a photo:

Quai du Mont-Blanc, Genève


Abendstimmung auf dem Gurten
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

Abendstimmung auf dem Gurten

Abendstimmung auf dem Gurten hoch über den Dächern von Bern!


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


El Mese, Nadia und Kusi
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

El Mese, Nadia und Kusi

Mese, Nadia und Kusi im Gurtebähnli!


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


El Mese und Nadia
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

El Mese und Nadia

El Mese und Nadia


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


El Mese und Nadia
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

El Mese und Nadia

El Mese und Nadia


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


addadada posted a photo:

BERLIN & BEYOND GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL -SWISS DIRECTOR -MICHA LEWINSKY  -'THE FRIEND'4

BERLIN & BEYOND GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL in SAN FRANCISCO

----------------

DER FREUND -THE FREIND

This film played to a near packed house...which had to be 1,000 in the Castro theatre! It is a first time film and IT is SWITZERLANDs entry into the FOREIGN FILM competition at the OSCARS. It won the BEST FIRST FEATURE at the berlin & beyond festival!

THE FRIEND was an excellent solemn mood film where the main charater was exceedingly well developed & portrayed.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A young nerdy , nothing going on in life, gets infatuated with a local folk singer in Zurich. He tries to connect with her to no avail until she asks him to say he is her girlfriend! Of course he is taken aback but agrees.

Little does he know that she then goes home and commits suicide. The greiving family come to accept him into their family.

Slowly the family dynamics unravel which provide a glimpse into the short, sad life of the singer.

The young guy comes into 'having a life' even if it is a make-belive and a fictious one. Gentely his medacious story unravels and slowly, one-by-one, people in the young girls life find that the guy was never her boyfriend, nor even knew her at all.

He slowly 'grows up' and comes out of his shell. Truely a wonderful film with soft twists and turns.

Beautifully protrayed by a first time actor, and an incredible first film for the director!

The singer also was a first time actor and everyone in the audience remarked how much they loved the sad songs. She is a real singer and her first album is one of the top selling in Switzerland. (on Gentelman Records).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


Schweizer Wanderwegsmarkierung
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Rolf F.)

Rolf F. posted a photo:

Schweizer Wanderwegsmarkierung

Shot exclusively for the Schweizer Wanderwegsmarkierungen group.
(A group dedicated to swiss hiking trail signs)


El Mese
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

El Mese

El Mese im Gurtebähnli!


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


Na ja
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

Na ja

Ha o scho besseri Foto vo mir gseh!


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


Brusio Binari spezzati dalla Frana
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Effimera59)

Effimera59 posted a photo:

Brusio Binari spezzati dalla Frana

Frana di Brusio in questa foto si può notare il binario spezzato con i sochi lasciati dai due massi rotolati fino al prato e il rischio corso dall'Elicoidale che non è molto distante dalla frane...!!!


Kusi
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (chrchr_75)

chrchr_75 posted a photo:

Kusi

Kusi am Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten!


***************************************************************************************************

Eltern John im Uptown auf dem Gurten am 09. Januar 2009

Mit Mese, Nadle u Kusi

***************************************************************************************************

24 / NIF


Sulzer Areal
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Rolf F.)

Rolf F. posted a photo:

Sulzer Areal

Yashica Samurai X3.0 / Kodak Gold 200 (expired 05/2002)


Autofriedhof GĂĽrbetal
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Rolf F.)

Rolf F. posted a photo:

Autofriedhof GĂĽrbetal

Historischer Autofriedhof GĂĽrbetal, Kaufdorf, Switzerland. (www.autofriedhof.ch)

Click here for my other shots from there.


Lavaux
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (manu711)

manu711 posted a photo:

Lavaux

Vue depuis chexbres


addadada posted a photo:

BERLIN & BEYOND GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL -SWISS DIRECTOR - MICHA LEWINSKY

----------------

DER FREUND -THE FREIND

The next film played to a near packed house...which had to be 1,000 in the Castro theatre! It is a first time film and IT is SWITZERLANDs entry into the FOREIGN FILM competition at the OSCARS. It won the BEST FIRST FEATURE at the berlin & beyond festival!

THE FRIEND was an excellent solemn mood film where the main charater was exceedingly well developed & portrayed.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A young nerdy , nothing going on in life, gets infatuated with a local folk singer in Zurich. He tries to connect with her to no avail until she asks him to say he is her girlfriend! Of course he is taken aback but agrees.

Little does he know that she then goes home and commits suicide. The greiving family come to accept him into their family.

Slowly the family dynamics unravel which provide a glimpse into the short, sad life of the singer.

The young guy comes into 'having a life' even if it is a make-belive and a fictious one. Gentely his medacious story unravels and slowly, one-by-one, people in the young girls life find that the guy was never her boyfriend, nor even knew her at all.

He slowly 'grows up' and comes out of his shell. Truely a wonderful film with soft twists and turns.

Beautifully protrayed by a first time actor, and an incredible first film for the director!

The singer also was a first time actor and everyone in the audience remarked how much they loved the sad songs. She is a real singer and her first album is one of the top selling in Switzerland. (on Gentelman Records).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


nyon
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (Martino's doodles)

Martino's doodles posted a photo:

nyon


MGB106GB_181006
Bookmarked by nobody@flickr.com (lastarial)

lastarial posted a photo:

MGB106GB_181006


addadada posted a photo:

BERLIN & BEYOND GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL -SWISS DIRECTOR -MICHA LEWINSKY  -'THE FRIEND' "DER FREUND"

----------------

DER FREUND -THE FREIND

The next film played to a near packed house...which had to be 1,000 in the Castro theatre! It is a first time film and IT is SWITZERLANDs entry into the FOREIGN FILM competition at the OSCARS. It won the BEST FIRST FEATURE at the berlin & beyond festival!

THE FRIEND was an excellent solemn mood film where the main charater was exceedingly well developed & portrayed.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A young nerdy , nothing going on in life, gets infatuated with a local folk singer in Zurich. He tries to connect with her to no avail until she asks him to say he is her girlfriend! Of course he is taken aback but agrees.

Little does he know that she then goes home and commits suicide. The greiving family come to accept him into their family.

Slowly the family dynamics unravel which provide a glimpse into the short, sad life of the singer.

The young guy comes into 'having a life' even if it is a make-belive and a fictious one. Gentely his medacious story unravels and slowly, one-by-one, people in the young girls life find that the guy was never her boyfriend, nor even knew her at all.

He slowly 'grows up' and comes out of his shell. Truely a wonderful film with soft twists and turns.

Beautifully protrayed by a first time actor, and an incredible first film for the director!

The singer also was a first time actor and everyone in the audience remarked how much they loved the sad songs. She is a real singer and her first album is one of the top selling in Switzerland. (on Gentelman Records).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


addadada posted a photo:

BERLIN & BEYOND GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL -SWISS DIRECTOR - MICHA LEWINSKY THE FRIEND' 3

----------------

DER FREUND -THE FREIND

The next film played to a near packed house...which had to be 1,000 in the Castro theatre! It is a first time film and IT is SWITZERLANDs entry into the FOREIGN FILM competition at the OSCARS. It won the BEST FIRST FEATURE at the berlin & beyond festival!

THE FRIEND was an excellent solemn mood film where the main charater was exceedingly well developed & portrayed.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

A young nerdy , nothing going on in life, gets infatuated with a local folk singer in Zurich. He tries to connect with her to no avail until she asks him to say he is her girlfriend! Of course he is taken aback but agrees.

Little does he know that she then goes home and commits suicide. The greiving family come to accept him into their family.

Slowly the family dynamics unravel which provide a glimpse into the short, sad life of the singer.

The young guy comes into 'having a life' even if it is a make-belive and a fictious one. Gentely his medacious story unravels and slowly, one-by-one, people in the young girls life find that the guy was never her boyfriend, nor even knew her at all.

He slowly 'grows up' and comes out of his shell. Truely a wonderful film with soft twists and turns.

Beautifully protrayed by a first time actor, and an incredible first film for the director!

The singer also was a first time actor and everyone in the audience remarked how much they loved the sad songs. She is a real singer and her first album is one of the top selling in Switzerland. (on Gentelman Records).

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED


./feeds/flickr-Switzerland.xml ~ feed from flickr
Travel Gems
Switzerland gems
good gemSecluded Alpine Villages ~ The Swiss are the only Europeans to eat cats and dogs! The meat is cured or made into sausages.
Contributed by ~ martin