Category: The Swiss Family Carlson
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The Swiss Grand Tour: 3 day, 5 day, and 8 day Itineraries
We’ve had a lot of visitors during our stay in Switzerland. Of course they have asked us for our recommendations of fun places to see and things to do here. After 18 months of sketching out itineraries for them I’ve put 3 up here for you. All 3 of these tours assume that you will…
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Basel Schoggiweggli – A Breakfast Bread with Chocolate Chunks
Ah, the glorious Schoggiweggli. How we have loved you. Schoggiweggli are a perfect snack. Little buns the size of an American dinner roll that are studded throughout with just the right amount of chocolate. They are not too sweet, just a hint salty, and the dark chocolate they contain add a quality you just can’t…
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Lausanne: Home of the Olympics
Right after the Christmas wrapping paper had settled and the boys were well into building Legos and crashing Transformers we decided to preemptively shake off holiday break boredom and go to Lausanne, Switzerland. Lausanne is right at the northern crest of Lake Geneva, also called Lac Lemon here. It’s only about 2 hours away from…
Mindy Carlson 