Swiss Historic Hotels are a common feature on this blog as they are a passion of mine. A colleague of mine had waxed poetic about Schloss Schadau which had just joined the Swiss Historic Hotel group, and since I was sort of in the area, I decided to stay a night. It was every much […]
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Emmental’s Covered Bridges
Ever since I can remember, I’ve had this thing for covered bridges. One of the (most important) things on my list of things to see on a trip to New England several years ago was covered bridges. My obsession continues and whenever I see one my mind shouts “covered bridge”. A couple of months ago […]
ViaRhenana: Days 4-6
Right after I finished the first three days of my hike along the Rhine River, I started making plans for the next leg of the trip. This time a dear friend joined me. We packed our backpacks and took the train to Schaffhausen where Day 4 of the ViaRhenana begins. Day 4: Unlike the last […]
Postcard from Zuoz
Canton Graubünden is one of my favorite cantons, and I go there whenever possible. It was easy to decide to go there for the weekend when looking for a place to go cross-country skiing. Not only are there many options there, it is also utterly beautiful. This time we stayed at the Swiss Historic Hotel […]
Swiss Historic Hotels 2017
Generally, we visit 1-2 Swiss Historic Hotels per year. For some reason we ended up visiting 4 this year. The first one we stayed at this year is one that is fairly new on the list. We booked a room at the Türmlihus in Fideris. Nestled in the hills of the Prättigau, the village of […]
Book Review / Rezension: Kulinarische Zeitreisen
Those of you who have been following my blog for a while know that we are avid visitors of Swiss Historic Hotels. These beautiful old buildings, which clearly have a story to tell, are of great interest to us, not only because of their history but also the way they are built and the special […]