Tag: Switzerland in WWII
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The Swiss Family Carlson find Stein-am-Rhein
You will find it, too, if you know where to look. It’s a tiny storybook town right before the Rhine River meets Lake Constance along the northern border where Switzerland meets Germany. Stein-am-Rhein, whose name literally means Stone on the Rhine, was founded sometime before the year 1000AD. It has one of the most preserved…
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The Swiss: Neutral but Prepared
I’ve said before that the Swiss may be neutral, but they are most definitely prepared. For example, all buildings built after 1945 (including our apartment) have nuclear fallout bomb shelters. It really all comes out of their World War II experience. This idea all came together for me during a tour of a glass-blowing factory…
Mindy Carlson 