switzerland 2017
Cheese. Chocolate. Mountains. Yodeling. Ricola cough drops. These are some of the things that come to my mind when I think of Switzerland. Prior to my trip, my knowledge of the country didn’t really extend far beyond that. I just knew that it was somewhere on my list of places to travel to. When Ben…
9 foods to stuff your face with in switzerland
Raclette – who doesn’t love scraping melty cheese onto food? I first tried raclette at a little hole in the wall in NYC, where they gave you two scrapes of cheese. But that was child’s play. In Switzerland, they give you a whole block of cheese. It’s usually eaten with some mini potatoes, pickled onions,…
8 things i learned in the 8 days i spent in switzerland
They don’t call it Swiss cheese here. Each region has its own cheese. Raclette and Gruyère were the two cheeses I saw on most menus. The cheese with the holes that Americans eat is actually called Emmental. Weather can be temperamental. During the first week of September, Zurich was rainy and in the 50s, and…
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