I'm in Switzerland, ask me anything!

[Zornhau]

Unless it's in Swiss "German", because I still only get about 70% of that! :P

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear Zornhau!

Oh, how cool!

Your wife posted that you were going, and how much she would miss you...

Are you having a good time?

How's the weather, the scenery and so on?

:hi:

[Zornhau]

4. So far, so good

I'm doing a lot of work, so I haven't gotten to see much of the scenery. I did make it to the climbing gym here in town tonight which was really wonderful. Hopefully I'm going to get some sightseeing in this weekend! :hi:

[The Doctor.]

40. Post some pics!

I haven't been there in many years. (went from Grenoble to Geneva via Mont Blanc... it was gorgeous)

It's also my first choice if the signs went bad here.

[EstimatedProphet]

2. What's the capital of Switzerland?

[Zornhau]

6. look it up

lazy American!



:rofl:

[EstimatedProphet]

8. That just means you don't know, thaty's all.

[Zornhau]

11. Bern

(and I can spell)

:P

[EstimatedProphet]

34. I can spell too, I just can't type!

[DeposeTheBoyKing]

3. Where in der Schweiz? (Gender may be wrong - sorry)

[Zornhau]

7. Schaffhausen

In the very NW corner, right up against the German boarder.

die Schweiz, btw

[MissHoneychurch]

41. Ohhh!!!!

You need to go to see the Rheinfall!!!! It is so beautiful!!!! And try to get to see it from the right, not the left side.

[Zornhau]

46. That's on the plan for the weekend

thanks for the tip, want to come with me? :D

[DFW]

43. No, "in der Schweiz" was correct. With "in" it takes the dative case, ergo "der."

Unless you are talking about active movement. To, or into would take the accusative
which is again "die." But as the question asked "where in Switzerland," there is no
moevment, so you use the dative case, which for "die" becomes "der."

Grammar lesson for today is over. You may now go get your cheese fondue.

[underpants]

5. What time is it?

Also how to do you install a GE food compacter?

[Zornhau]

9. it's 10:22pm

as for the compactor, I'm guessing start with the instruction manual... or is it compacted already?

[kwassa]

10. so, how is Bern? See the bears yet?

[Zornhau]

12. not in Bern

up north in Schaffhausen...no bears

[kwassa]

18. My wife travels to Baden on business

and we have close friends in Bern.

[bikebloke]

13. Say Hi to Heidi for me.

Don't get caught in the middle of the Basel - Zurich rivalry. I used to have mates in Basel and was told lots of Zurich jokes.

[Zornhau]

14. lol, ok

no worries, I know better than to cause trouble... :D

[YDogg]

15. How's the cheese?

[Zornhau]

20. great!

:D

[Deep13]

16. What's your altitude? nt

[Zornhau]

22. I don't know

not very high though... Wikipedia says 403 m. I'm in the north.

[lost-in-nj]

17. forget the cheese

how's the chocolate???


lost

[Zornhau]

23. excelent

I'm already on the hook to bring back chocolate for a few people

[AnneD]

19. Why (in the German Cantons)

do the say Good Morning in German and thanks in French? And what is the name of that game they play with stones-it was fun? Also who is top on the Rap charts?

I can answer the cheese questions-the cheese's are always great because the cows are generally very happy. And all the chocolates are to die for for the same reason.

[Zornhau]

25. Uh

I don't know, I don't know and, I don't know :P The German/French thing is probably just from the multilingual nature of the country.

[AnneD]

28. Silly me....

when you said ask me anything, I thought I'd get a correct and factual answer. Thanks for nuttin.:P

[Zornhau]

33. Everybody's a critic...

:P

[DarkTirade]

21. Are the banks, cheese and chocolate there really all its cracked up to be?

[Zornhau]

26. I don't know about the banks

other than my ATM card worked... but everything else is good!

[Redstone]

24. Don't feel bad, NOBODY understands Sweitzerdietch. Unless they grew up

speaking it.

Have you Yodeled yet?

Redstone

[Zornhau]

27. True

Sweitzerdietch and Schwäbish are both impossible for outsiders. No yodeling. none.

[AnneD]

29. Hell with yodeling...

have you blown out a lung on an alp horn. Not even Ricola can save you.

[AnneD]

30. fingers faster

than the computer...double post.....

[AnneD]

31. Hell with the candy....

bring me back some souvenir Swiss Franks...another double post. Oh and meat called chevalier (not sure of the spelling but you get the gist) is horse meat.

[Zornhau]

32. yea, tell me about it

got some money today, the franc and dollar are pretty much equal

[Heidi]

37. Oh, but some of us who didn't grow up here _do_ understand Switzerdeutsch.

:hi:

[DFW]

42. Hey! I grew up in Virginia, and understand it!

Es gaht sälbst guet, verstasch? I bin lätschte Wuche in der Schwyz gsi.....
(nur Züri Mundart, isch klar, oder? Schaffhuusen isch binah Uusland.....)

[Heidi]

44. !

AUSLANDER!

:rofl:

[LynzM]

49. Ow, my brain!

I have to read that out loud to get anywhere near understanding it! :rofl:

[ZombieNixon]

35. Have you had one of those weird experiences where you're in a train in the station...

...and it starts moving, but it's so quiet and smooth that you can't tell you're the one moving and it seems like the station is moving out from under you?

I was in Zürich Flughafen and that freaked me the fuck out. :o

Also, have you had to pay 2 Franks to use the bathroom yet?

[Zornhau]

36. yea, the train at the airport is nice

haven't had to pay for the bathroom, but then again I haven't been out much... too much work!

[ThomCat]

38. Damn! I miss you already!

:cry:

I hope you're having an awesome time. And I hope your plans for the move are coming together smoothly. :hug:

[ashling]

39. Is it really earlier over there than over here, and if so

why an I not in bed yet?

[Greyskye]

45. Time for some adventure sports and amazing scenery?

The above pic is a view from the Wengen Cog-Railway train station looking down on the town of Lauterbrunen, Switzerland. Here is a link to where the above the above picture is located - some really wonderful pictures here: http://www.nsrider.com/gallerymain/Switzerland/traildown.htm

I loved Lauterbrunen! It's a great spot to base yourself for lots of activities - including one of the worlds highest bungee jumps! If you go there, I highly recommend The Valley Hostel - beautiful accommodations and wonderful hosts. (Their daughter, if she's still working there, is quite the hottie! :evilgrin:

Here I am, making the plunge a few years back:


I also did Para-sailing the day after the bungee jump. Wheeee!

[Zornhau]

47. Unfortunately it's supposed to rain this weekend

Thanks for the tip though!

[Bake]

48. You're in freakin' SWITZERLAND! What're you doing on the computer??

:rofl:

Bake

[bixente]

50. Not sure on the spelling, but

do you plan on heading to Neuchatel? I hope I got the spelling right. What I know for sure is that the place I have in mind is very beautiful.

[UndertheOcean]

51. What language do they speak ?

[harmonicon]

52. ha! I was just in Switzerland today

how funny. Are you enjoying your $4 cups of coffee as much as I enjoyed mine? I was just in Basel to go see a concert - straight in and out - no excitement. Last year, I wen to Bern for 2 days, and that was great - a fantastic city, but insanely expensive.

[Lorien]

54. I was in Bern in 2000, but it was really cheap then

I stayed at the Belle Epoch for less than $90 a night. Loved it. Now thanks to BushCo it's WAY outside of the realm of possibility for me to visit again. :-(

[harmonicon]

56. yeah.... the falling dollar really hurts

I think my hotel, for two people and a dog was still under $200 a night, but for me (especially last year when I was living on savings) was pretty expensive. I was talking to a guy there who said that it's hard to get his friends from other countries to come and visit, because even if he gives them a place to stay, they have to buy food and things. I remember that my girlfriend and I went out for dinner: two little pizzas (like 9 or 10"), two beers, a shared salad and a shared desert was between 60 and 70 dollars. That was just at a normal restaurant - nothing fancy. However, I can say that all of the swiss people I know love their country in a way that would make a flag-wavin' 'merican blush. They're just not audacious about it. They seem to have a great standard of living.

[Lorien]

53. I LOOOOVVVVEEEE Switzerland!

have some fondue and chocolates for me while you're there, OK?

[jobycom]

55. Where is Switzerland?

I'm pretending I voted for Bush for this post.