Tag: zurich

  • The Most Wonderful Trip of the Year – Part 3, Zurich, Switzerland

    On New Year’s Day, we said our good-byes and began the drive back to Zurich. The snow-covered trees provided an extremely serene and pleasant view until we arrived to our hotel. So much of Zurich has changed since we left 4 years ago, and yet so much has stayed the same. I used to work…

  • How to Bring Your Pet to Zurich

    If you are contemplating a move to Zurich and want to bring your pet, you are in the right place.  My husband and I have just gone through this process and it is much easier than I thought it would be. However you need to be prepared for three things: paperwork, money and time. The…

  • The Lake

    Growing up in and near Chicago, a summer time tradition was to go to the beach.  Almost every year on my August birthday, we would head to the zoo and then the beach, eating homemade PB&J along the way.  We would build sand castles and swim until the skin of my siblings and I were…

  • Too Legit To Quit

    Well, it’s finally happened.  It’s here.  I am legal.  Oh yes, you heard it.  Legal.  Legit.  Almost too legit.  Too legit to quit…. I received my residence card about two weeks ago, and I find myself staring at it sometimes as though it’s not real.  There was so much effort, time and money that went…

  • The Böögg and Sechseläuten

    The Böögg.  Depending on how you say it could sound you like are trying to say “boogar” but get stopped mid-way. But before I talk about boogars, let me back up.  The Böögg is part of the annual Sechseläuten festival, which occurs on the 3rd Monday of every April.  More details but can found here on…