Certainly a good decision to choose Swiss International for the trip to Berlin. The airline’s service is outstanding, its punctuality notorious, and its prices (sometimes) not much higher than what its rivals charge. Besides, you get a piece of Swiss chocolate on each flight. Here is a bunch of pictures I took on my way [...]
Archive for the ‘Switzerland’ Category
berlin to zurich
Posted in Berlin, Germany, Pictures, Switzerland on February 24, 2012 | 1 Comment »
sunset in four steps
Posted in Fall, Pictures, St.Gallen, Switzerland on December 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
As seen from my office…
the world in one figure
Posted in Economics, Switzerland on November 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For sure money is not everything. But every now and then it helps.
east switzerland
Posted in Fall, Pictures, Switzerland on November 6, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Some impressions from our hiking tour through autumnal East Switzerland:
beauty of fall
Posted in Fall, Pictures, Switzerland on October 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Fall has finally arrived, casting Switzerland in a beautiful light.
foggy saint gallen
Posted in Fall, Pictures, St.Gallen, Switzerland on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Having had quite some misty days in East Switzerland – clear evidence of the nascent fall:
lucerne
Posted in Pictures, Summer, Switzerland on September 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to visiting Zug, we also went to Lucerne – another city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of the country. Last year, Lucerne was voted the fifth most popular tourism destination in the world by Tripadvisor. And it is not really hard to understand why.
home of the rich
Posted in Economics, Pictures, Politics, Summer, Switzerland on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the city of Zug in Switzerland: Tax Haven’s Tax Haven Pays a Price for Success Developed nations from Japan to America are desperate for growth, but this tiny lake-filled Swiss canton is wrestling with a different problem: too much of it. To see what it [...]
zurich at night
Posted in Pictures, Summer, Switzerland, Zurich on September 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
A bunch of pictures from Zurich at night:
island of bliss
Posted in Economics, Switzerland, Trade on September 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday, the World Economic Forum released its new World Competitiveness Report 2011-12. From a Swiss perspective, the report contains some charming results: Overall competitiveness ranking: 1st Quality of overall infrastructure: 1st Quality of the educational system: 1st Credit rating: 2nd Wastefulness of government spending: 8th (Positive) Brain drain: 1st Pay and productivity: 5th Quality of [...]
