Switzerland Unlimited

Some more pictures from the great weekend we spent in the mountains.
Fell in love with the most adorable cat... too bad I could not bring it with me to Zürich!

Summer Time

Took advantage of the perfect weather and went hiking in Unterwasser. 32 degrees and clear blue sky, not much more to ask for (maybe a lake to swim in). We did not get very far but stopped for a picnic under a tree and enjoyed the stunning view.

Today we were invited for a barbeque close to the lake Türlersee, where we also took the first dip for the season. The summer is finally here!

 

 

Welcome to Switzerland

People marry relatively late; they concentrate on their training and career before they start a family. Swiss women are among the oldest in Europe at the birth of their first child.

The majority of couples have only 1 or 2 children. In 2004 the average number of children per woman was 1.42, less than the EU average of 1.5. The world average is 2.65.

Surveys have shown that parents put financial difficulties as the main reason for restricting family size. Large flats are expensive, and there is a shortage of affordable child care.

The Swiss family

Indicator	Value 2005
Source: Federal Statistical Office (2005) & http://www.swissworld.org/en/people/families/family_life/
Age at first marriage	31 (men) / 28.7 (women)
divorce rate	52.6%
children per woman	1.42
mother's age at birth of first child	29.5

The Comeback

And suddenly is the urge to write and express myself back.  It comes when I let go of mjukisbyxorna and leave Sweden.

Had an interesting trip to Zürich in an easyjet operated plan, with kind man with Parkinson on my side offering oreo cookies, making me realize so many things I cannot put down in words.

Life is a short trip.

Almost immediately became an incarnated Swiss, after landing and purchasing my halbtax, finding out that my information was still in the Schweizerische Bundesbahnen’s database. They like “Ordnung” here.  And I am welcomed back.

Short Story of My Life

BWO- Sunshine in the Rain

When I’m in Berlin you’re off to London
When I’m in New York you’re doing Rome
All those crazy nights we spend together
As voices on the phone

Wishing we could be more telepathic
Tired of the nights I sleep alone
Wishing we could redirect the traffic
And find ourselves a home

Monkey Does, Monkey Do

Photographs: Granada, Nicaragua

...kind of like shopping in Malmo, everything and everyone look the same. Kind of boring.

I bought new pair of sunglasses. An no – they are not Ray Bans…

My Life in a Song

The Verve – Bittersweet Symphony

Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
You're a slave to money then you die
I'll take you down the only road I've ever been down
You know the one that takes you to the places
where all the veins meet,

No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
But I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no

Well I never pray
But tonight I'm on my knees
I need to hear some sounds that recognize the pain in me,
I let the melody shine, let it cleanse my mind, I feel free now
But the airways are clean and there's nobody singing to me now

No change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people from one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no
I can't change
I can't change

Cause it's a bittersweet symphony, this life
Try to make ends meet
Try to find some money then you die

You know I can't change, I can't change
I can't change, I can't change
But I'm here in my mold
I am here in my mold
And I'm a million different people
from one day to the next
I can't change my mold
No, no, no, no, no