Swiss and Switzerland
Tissot Arena
Une autre ancienne ancienne église à biel
ancienne église de Bienne
Bern
Girder park in Zurich
I think it’s official name is the MFO Park – Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon. It’s listed in Atlas Obscura.
Moron
Champignons au supermarché
Les mystérieuses voies d’eau de Bienne
One of my passions is finding “hidden canals” – and in the Swiss city of Biel/Bienne, there is quite something going on that I just don’t understand.
There is an interesting spot where waterways converge. This is how it looks on Google Maps:
And this how it looks in real life:
But this Schleusenweg (“lock-way”) to the left just runs for a bit into the city, then disappears altogether.
Like Capt. Kirk said, “I don’t like mysteries. They give me a belly-ache, and right now I’ve got a beaute.”
The Circle – 3
Héron cendré sur l’écluse
I spent a few minutes together with this gray heron, sitting on a spillway where the Schüss River pours into Lac de Bienne. I like to think we were – together – quietly contemplating the temporary stillness of the universe. But most probably he was study intensely for stunned fish that fell over the spillway.
The Circle – 2
Continuing the series,
Bâtiments de Berne
The Circle – 1
Bienne Gare
Pfingstwiedstrasse in Zürich
Entreprises horlogères suisses: Omega
I am by no means a fancy watch person – but this place has a little showroom, open to the public, where you can see one example of every watch this place makes. I literally spent 30 minutes looking at the watches – an absoluting amazing, amazing experience. (Well, it was pleasant for me. Inside the showroom there was a woman and a man — working there — dressed impecabbly. I think it’s more than a showroom and you can actually buy watches there. Anyway, I was wearing a dirty old T-Shirt and shorts. They didn’t complain – probably a lot of ultra-affluent people such as myself dress the way that I do! I keep some nice clothes in my Gulfstream IV for special occasions – but nothing beats comfort.)
Anyway, continuing the series,
Why is there a lunar lander in front of the building? Well, Omega is pretty proud that astronauts wore Omega watches to the Moon. If you ask me, that was 50 years ago – there is such a thing as milking a cow a bit too much. But having said that, once you buy a lunar landar there is no point in putting into a storeroom. And, it’s really cool to get up close and imagine what the astronauts felt like. So, good job Omega!
Compagnie de chemin de fer au pied des montagnes
Pillar of Moss and Slime – 4
Entreprises horlogères suisses: Rolex
Continuing the series,
Église du Pasquart, une église au centre de Bienne
Surplombant la ville de Pieterlen
Entreprises horlogères suisses: Rado
Continuing the series,