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Flaming shrimp at the Brazilian music festival Caliente, which takes place every summer in Zurich, Switzerland. Coming up July 4-8, 2008.
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I had a fabulous time at Queen’s Day in Amsterdam last week, on April 30th. Queen’s Day is a huge celebration of the (former) queen’s birthday, and there is fun to be had all over the country.
In Amsterdam, DJs and bands were set up on stages all over the city on the evening before Queen’s […]
This past weekend Zurich celebrated Sechseläuten, a couple days of parades and other festivities cumulating in the burning of the Böögg (a giant snowman-like creature) at 6pm on Monday evening. The time it takes for his head to explode is said to determine what kind of summer Zurich can expect. This year it took a […]
Onion alarm clocks at the Onion Festival in Bern, Switzerland.
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If you can’t make it to Ireland’s festivities, I hope you at least get to enjoy a little green beer and Irish folk music today. I celebrated with a little Irish cheddar and stout fondue myself.
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In honor of Tavern Day, here’s a little post about drinking in Munich. (I know what you’re thinking… “There’s drinking in Munich ?” I was shocked, too.)
This weekend we partook of the annual Munich Strong Beer Festival (or Starkbierfest), a fabulous Bavarian tradition. Each year for a few weeks during Lent, the local breweries open […]
Valentine’s Day is not so big in most of Europe. Yes, you’ll see heart-shaped boxes of chocolate here and there, and flower sellers do notice a nice boom in red rose sales today, but it’s not quite become the giant commercial romance-fest that it is in the US.
What this really means is that Valentine’s Day […]
We came across these witches while skiing in Austria a couple weeks ago. Witches are everywhere during carnival season, looking for naughty children to kidnap and put in cages. I wonder if these found any on the slopes?
Happy Fat Tuesday!
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Today München Narrisch (”Mad Munich”) got underway downtown. The walking district is full of costumed revelers enjoying carnival food, all kinds of drinks, live music, and other entertainment. Naturally there’s plenty of confetti to go around - confetti which I’ll be picking out of my hair and shoes for days to come, I’m sure.
This carnival […]
Bellinzona is one of the most beautiful cities in southern Switzerland, nestled between the mountains with a castle-studded skyline. This Italian-speaking city would be worth a visit almost any time of year, but it’s especially fun during carnival season. Rabadan got started yesterday, and will be in full swing until February 5th. There’s a daily […]
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