Category: The Swiss Family Carlson
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St. Nicholas’s Day in Switzerland
Here in Switzerland they celebrate St. Nicholas’s Day. St. Nicholas and Santa Claus are two completely different individuals. St. Nicholas is the guy who comes on the evening of December 5th and leaves chocolate coins in the children’s shoes along with a note about how their behavior has been so far. He’s kind of the…
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The Swiss Family Carlson Visits Bern!!
Mark and I are well into our quest to see the major cities of Switzerland. Mark’s goal is to visit every canton (county) in Switzerland. This time he actually took some time off work to take a long weekend in Bern. Bern is the capital of Switzerland, and fittingly so. It is beautiful! And, apparently,…
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The Swiss Family Carlson visits Geneva!
Geneva. Probably the first city you think of when the country of Switzerland is mentioned. Zurich is a very close second. And, really, can anyone actually name another city in Switzerland. I know my friend Karen can, but she is super smart. After staying home for an unprecedented 3 weekends in a row, we were…
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