Tag: The Swiss Family Carlson
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The Swiss Family Carlson heads to Strasbourg
The next day we decided to fulfill another of Mom and Dad’s requests: a trip to Strasbourg, France. Strasbourg is in the Alsace region. It’s the region right on the border of France and Germany that has been traded back and forth during different wars and is currently with France. If the name of Strasbourg…
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Lucy and Ethel take over the Chocolate Factory
As I mentioned last time, Mom had said that one thing she wanted to do was to go to a chocolate factory. Well, she had come to the right country! Switzerland does have the very best chocolate in the entire world. I am partial to Laderach chocolate and buy it for my whole family all…
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Mountain Adventures with the Ruzicka Grandparents!
My folks, including my afraid-of-heights Dad, actually braved the 8 hour flight from Minneapolis to Basel for a second time. Just to see us! Oh, and probably because I promised Mom loads of chocolate. They were here at Christmas to visit and decided that they should probably also see Switzerland in the summer. We talked…
Mindy Carlson 