Category Archive
The following is a list of all entries from the Switzerland category.
Switzerland, I bid you adieu
Filed in Switzerland, June 27, 2008, 4:23 pmAfter two years of Swiss life, I am leaving the land of cheese, chocolate and nazi-gold for pastures fresh so I thought I would give you all the benefit of wisdom in relation to this small alpine retreat and the things it is supposedly famous for…
Safe Streets
Although crime has increased in Switzerland in recent years, [...]
Britain should learn from Switzerland
Filed in Switzerland, June 5, 2008, 4:15 pmThe ASI blog has a post on what my old residence (Britain) could learn from my current residence (Switzerland). Worth a read, especially if localism is your thang.
Personally I don’t agree entirely with it’s rosy view of the federation but as I am now in my last few days of life en suisse and I [...]
RIOT! (swiss style)
Filed in Switzerland, May 2, 2008, 2:37 pmWhile you were all off practising your democratic rights yesterday, out here in the REAL world ANARCHY ensued. Well I say ANARCHY, really it was anarchy as the swiss don’t really do violence (which is strange really as they are all armed to the teeth - so it turns out Charlton Heston was right: [...]
Air-raid!!!!
Filed in Switzerland, February 6, 2008, 11:40 amThe civil defence sirens throughout the whole of Switzerland are being tested this afternoon. Although we were warned about this and I know the French aren’t about to come marauding over the border I have to say the echo of all the sirens going off really sends a chill down my spine.
Think I might [...]
Creating Science Cities
Filed in Science/Tech/Art, Switzerland, US, February 4, 2008, 11:14 amHere are a few articles that might interest both the geek and politico that I know lurks within us all. They are partly about recent work that the research group I am involved with has been doing in the field of neuroprosthetics but also about the transfer of technology and knowledge to developing nations (in [...]
Back in Blighty and a brand new blog
Filed in Blogging, Switzerland, December 20, 2007, 7:48 amWell, it’s not actually that new. In fact, it is pretty much identical to the last one, the only difference being the address - I am now hosting this blog myself using wordpress.org rather than on wordpress.com. The reason being that I am a bit of a geek and like playing around with techie [...]
La Nuit des Musees
Filed in Switzerland, October 27, 2007, 3:22 pmI don’t know whether this would really work well in any British town or City, or even if it can already be found anywhere in the UK, but I thought it is a great idea, and one that maybe a councilor in a small city might like to think about.
La Nuit des Museés, Museum Night, [...]
