Tag Archives: Switzerland

Take a walk in Switzerland… #SilentSunday

Posted on July 18, 2021 by lindahuber

Here are a few pics from last week’s walks here on the banks of Lake Constance, in N.E. Switzerland. Next week, it’s Alison Morgan with her choice of Classic Comfort reads – see you then!

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(Almost) Silent Sunday – A Lake in Switzerland…

Posted on June 6, 2021 by lindahuber

I’m lucky to live on the banks of Lake Constance, the second largest lake in Switzerland.(Photos from Pixabay.) Blue lake… I used to have nightmares about this kind of thing when my boys were at the teenage-pedalo stage… Sunset on … Continue reading →

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Springtime in Switzerland… #SilentSunday

Posted on May 2, 2021 by lindahuber

We’ve had everything from snow to hot sunshine over the past few weeks. Here’s a selection of photos taken round about where I live, by lovely Lake Constance. Next week, we’re having the third last A-Z post – watch out … Continue reading →

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#Travel in Switzerland…

Posted on April 18, 2021 by lindahuber

Holidays abroad are going to be very hit or miss this year. Personally, I’m not planning on going anywhere too far from home. This could include going to another country – I can see two others from my flat as … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus winter – hope hurts…

Posted on March 6, 2021 by lindahuber

Spring starts two weeks today, so we’re entering the final stages of this coronavirus winter. And it’s just over a year ago, on February 28th 2020, that the first restrictions here in Switzerland took hold – carnival balls and processions … Continue reading →

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Snow…

Posted on January 16, 2021 by lindahuber

On Thursday night, it started to snow. And it snowed and snowed and snowed, and by the time we got to Friday morning, it was, well, pretty snowy. We don’t often get this much ‘down’ here in N.E. Switzerland, so … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Silent Sunday…

Posted on January 9, 2021 by lindahuber

Cold January in one corner of N. E. Switzerland. A winter-empty whirlpool fountain, and the remains of a muted New Year celebration. A local hotel, locked down and waiting for customers. Beavers have been at work in the woods near … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus Autumn – “It all looks so normal…”

Posted on November 21, 2020 by lindahuber

At eleven o’clock last Monday I was in our local medical centre, waiting for the lift after my appointment. It arrived and I stepped in, then noticed a tiny elderly lady – she must have been well over eighty, if … Continue reading →

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Yarn-bombed in Switzerland – part 2

Posted on July 19, 2020 by lindahuber

A couple of weeks ago I was on Sharon Booth’s lovely blog, with a selection of photos from this summer’s yarn-bomb trail in our town – click HERE to see the post and pics. Since then, I’ve walked round the … Continue reading →

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(Almost) Silent Sunday…

Posted on June 21, 2020 by lindahuber

The trees by the harbour have been yarn-bombed with positivity:(The words you can see are listed in English at the bottom of the post.) (Cool, in love, heartfelt, happy, magnificent, optimistic, thankful, charming, heavenly, proud, recovered, fantastic, hopeful, pretty, festive, … Continue reading →

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