Three Country Corrida: Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and Germany in One Crazy Day

Time for a magical train trip! I've posted before about how great the Swiss trains are (and the benefits of travelling with the demi-tariff if you take more than two or three train trips within Switzerland), but it gets even better.  Each city and town in Switzerland has daily passes that you can reserve that are valid for 24 hours and good on any Swiss train, bus, tram, or any other kind of public transportation in the country.  In French, these are called "carte journaliere," and in Geneva, they cost 40 CHF (as opposed to the unsubsidized price of 71 CHF with the demi-tariff).  The only catch is that you have to be registered as a resident of that particular town or city in order to be able to purchase the tickets.  They...

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Picnic with Mahatma

Springtime Gandhi! Every day on the way to work, I pass this statue of Mahatma Gandhi sitting between the two main entrances to the United Nations complex in Geneva.  And every day, I have been waiting for some beautiful spring weather to take a blanket out, spread it in the grass, and have a lunchtime picnic with Gandhi during my break at work.   Winter rain Gandhi.  Best to wait for nicer weather. Well, today Geneva was finally warm enough and sunny enough to make for a beautiful picnic.  I sent an email out to all of my classmates, and three friends showed up so that we could all spend our lunch hour for the day outside enjoying the beautiful springtime weather, with none other than Mahatma Gandhi watching over...

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