Tag: Swiss Family Carlson
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The Swiss Family Carlson Parents go to a Brewery!
Our boys’ school, IS Basel, has a welcome committee that plans outings for the parents as a way of getting to know the Basel area and other parents at the school. I’ve done other things with them and it has always proved to be a good time with a bunch of fun people. Today both…
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The Swiss Family Carlson goes to Schonenwerd!
Where is Shönenwerd? Well, it is in Switzerland. It’s a small town in the northern part of Switzerland just 50km away from Basel. That’s about 40 minutes on the train. It really is a small town, with a population of just under 5000 people. It was apparently noted in the annuls in 778 as Cloister…
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Sundays in Basel
Now that we live in Switzerland, I’m kind of falling in love with Sunday. Sundays are quiet here. 95% of the shops and restaurants are closed. You are not allowed, by law, to do work that makes noise. No lawn mowing. No weed-whacking. No laundry. No running any appliance inside that makes noise loud enough…
Mindy Carlson 