Swiss Fact-of-the-Day
Swiss electrical engineer, Georges de Mestal (1907-1990), discovered and developed the idea of the Velcro fastener after picking seed pods out ok his dog's fur on a walk in 1948
After being out and about the last four days, it was time to come back to reality today as it was laundry day. I got two loads done in the usual 2 hours per load. Our washing machine may be slow but it is very efficient.
I also had to do some major grocery shopping as I was out of everything.
Having accomplished all of this in the morning, I decided to catch the bus in front of Helvetica and head up the hill to further explore on foot some of the excellent sights that I first saw last Thursday riding in the Baumann's car.
I got off after about ten stops and was in the high country farmlands above Lake Thun.
Farm House by the Bus Stop
Meadow
Decorative Straw Things
Fire Wood
This is big business in these parts!
Mini Hillside Vineyards
What is this shack about?
Honor System farming it turns out
In the blue box you will find cheeses, to the right pastas but my eye got caught by the apple juices in the middle.
3.20 Swiss Francs and the large bottle was mine but only after placing the right amount of money in the little pink box on the right.
I did.
Honest.
The main reason I came up this way again was to see some farm animals and hear "more cowbell."
Ewe and Lambs
RAM POWER!!!
Their small bullpen was GREAT!
This breed of cattle's appearance is interesting to say the least.
I'm not awake yet
I can't see you
Has anybody seen my horn?
Madcap
This IS my best side
Hey, that IS a nice view!
I'm having a bad hair day
The Alpha Bull
After the upland tour, it was time for our usual U-19 indoor practice. I had seven offensive linemen to work with, we got a lot done for sure.
Reading is FUNdamental
After reading this book, it confirmed what I had already observed in the last three weeks living in magical Switzerland.
First, the Swiss are very cultured and nothing that is done here shocks me. Still, it was good to know what the do's and dont's are of this awesome country are.
2 comments:
Ha! I actually guessed correctly about the honor-system booth, having seen the same thing on a small island in British Columbia many years ago.
Did the Culture Shock book save you from any significant gaffes? I remember reading one for Australia and learned, helpfully, that when one person takes a taxi, it is considered very bad form to sit in the back seat. If you don't sit up front in the passenger seat, you're putting on airs.
David,
No, overall the book and the people here are both very straight forward, nothing quirky.
Common courtesy and common sense are the rules of the day in Switzerland.
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