X-mas tree in courtyard of city hall

The Basel Rathaus, city hall, has a Christmas tree in the courtyard. In Switzerland there is no separation of church and state. Christian holidays are celebrated nationally, in schools, and government. If you are not Christian, too bad.

Switzerland is Cool, Man!

November 26th 2005
It's been slowly and gracefully turning from autumn to winter. Since we've lived in California so long, we were not really used to the cold weather. Now it's 0 degrees Centigrade (32 Fahrenheit), and really feels like winter. We are living in a small, cozy, comfortable apartment in the center of downtown Basel. We step outside of our building into the midst of shoppers, restaurants, cafes, boo ... read more

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more

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