Switzerland & Austria:
Odds and Ends
Book Reviews
Slow Train
to Switzerland
Diccon Bewes, an English
expat who lives in Bern, describes a trip in the footsteps of Miss Jemima and
her companions on Thomas Cook's first Conducted Tour of Switzerland.
Coffee
Vienna's Coffeehouses
"Sit and sip" has been a Viennese tradition for more than 300 years.
Cow Contests
Swiss Cow Fights
There's no Waltz of the Toreadors in Switzerland's
Valais region, but bovine battles for the title of 'Queen cow' offer a
bloodless, crowd-pleasing alternative to bullfights.
Food and Wine
Emmentaler and Gruyère cheese
If you think "Swiss cheese" is a pale rubbery substance in a plastic
packet, it's time to sample the real thing--preferably at the source.
Salzburger Nockerln
If you can't get to Austria, enjoy a taste of Österreich in your own
kitchen or dining room with "Salzburg Dumplings" (an easy-to-make
soufflé that resembles cathedral domes in a baking dish).
Holidays
Swiss Christmas Markets
Shop for ornaments and gifts, nosh on baked goods, and soak up the Advent
atmosphere at Switzerland's traditional Christmas markets in late November and
December.
Jewish Travel
Jewish Travel: Switzerland
Web links to kosher restaurants, hotels, Jewish communities, synagogues,
mikvahs, schools, and
more.
Music
Alphorns
In Switzerland, it's okay to blow your own horn--provided it's 10 to 12 feet long
and made of spruce with a hardwood mouthpiece.
Shopping
Shopping Hours
Swiss and Austrian shops keep shorter hours than their counterparts in many
other countries, so print out these tables and take them on your trip.
Travelogue
Rescue 117
It started out as a simple elevator ride--and turned into a public event that starred two
parents, a baby, and the St. Moritz rescue squad.
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