Compared with the USA or China it’s nothing, but our little country has never been so successful in an Olympic Games since 1952,then Swiss athletes also won three medals in one day. Gold for Fabian Cancellara, congratulations to the fastest man on a bike. It almost makes me want to forgive the Kings of the [...]
Wimbledon’s grass is definitely his,but I can’t watch the match this afternoon for I have the nasty feeling Roger won’t win. Not that I don’t want Rafa Nadal to be head gardner,he has tried long enough,I just would have liked Federer to have won Roland Garros,then he could have packed his his bags and called [...]
Even if I had wanted to it would have been impossible to escape it in Switzerland. The Euro 2008 I have crossed my fingers for the Swiss,the Dutch,even the Turks and lastly for the Russians. We have seen good Football,even brilliant Football,and it has been I think enjoyable for all. The fans have been wonderful [...]
I don’t really want to to be a prophet on the outcome of the Euro 2008. Now that Switzerland has gone,at least with her head held high after the 2:0 win over Portugal yesterday (I won’t shout of course about the missing 8 best players in the Portugese team) I don’t really care who wins. [...]
I did go to one party before we went to Greece, where the dress code was Football. It meant buying a T shirt with the Swiss flag on it,and I was more or less obliged to put it on for the opening game in Zürich although took it off fairly quickly after the finish. Now [...]
What I like about women is that we can adjust to any situation. The survival instinct is born into us and we are completely adaptable if the situation arises. In Europe the situation is here, and the only way to exist in it is to go by the old adage; “If you can’t beat them, [...]
You might think the Euro and Potatoes have nothing in common but you would be wrong. “Swisspatat” the Swiss Potato Industry Organisation says it does. It is the Worlds best loved vegetable, and Football is the best loved sport. These bind. Therefore Swisspatat want to widen the horizons of Football Fans with Potato Recipes from [...]
59% of the people who were asked this question in Switzerland last week said yes. It won’t help of course.It wouldn’t help if most of the world said yes. The only thing that would help is that the athletes themselves refused to take part. But they are not going to do that,because it is all [...]
It must be the Italian flair in their Spirit. But if Bellinzona, a Football Team from the Italian speaking part of Switzerland can’t match the Azzurros in their football the colour of their clothes certainly does. Last night we quickly watched some of the match between Bellinzona and Xamax Neuchatel. Bellinzona won 4:2 after penalty [...]
We might live next door to them, but I think I can safely say the Swiss don’t like the Austrians. I think personally that this has got a lot to do with envy if not even jealousy. For as far as I am concerned (even though I married a Swiss) the Austrians have everything the [...]
