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Scottish Girl in Zurich
www.scottishgirlinzurich.blogspot.com
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This is about my life in Zurich, all the places I visit, what I get up to with my son and anything I think is good to blog about.
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Photo of the Week - Amsterdam

We are back to Amsterdam for this photo, taken in the outdoor area of the Hermitage, I like the play on words of the phrase. The museum is by the way very good and we enjoyed seeing the exhibition of...

2 days ago

Coldplay in Zurich

On Saturday I went to the Coldplay concert here in Zurich, this was my third time to see them and everytime it is amazing. This was by far the largest concert I had been too 48,000 people but everyon...

5 days ago

Dublin Words

Last weekend saw myself in Dublin for a hen weekend for the lovely Hannah, we were a group of 11 ladies from all over the world. So to continue my series of words from the different cities I visit, h...

6 days ago

Photo of the Week - Sun and Trees

This was taken back in the middle of April during the trip to the Botanical gardens with the kids from my work. After visiting the gardens we walked a short distance to a playground, where we stayed ...

23 may 12

An Afternoon in Winterthur

Park in WinterthurHidden windowNature MuseumNature MuseumNature MuseumNature MuseumGrand entrance of MuseumOur afternoon in Winterthur took place on the 1st May as it was a holiday, I had been lookin...

21 may 12

Photo of the Week - Personal Moment

Photo of the Week comes again from one of the many beaches in Scheveningen, walking along the beach I spotted these words and just managed to get the whole thing in a photo.It is a long weekend here ...

16 may 12

Scheveningen Beach

While we were in The Hague, we hopped on a tram and went to the seaside in Scheveningen which is a district of The Hague. I have always lived near to water, in Scotland, Spain, Greece and Switzerland...

14 may 12

Poster Wall in Zurich

In Zurich you can see the longest poster wall in the street near to the Limmat. It is in conjunction with the Museum für Gestaltung (Design Museum) the current exhibition is 100 years of Swiss Graphi...

12 may 12 1 person likes this

Snaps from Leiden

Alessio and Rembrantthis is where Rembrandt was bornOne of the many canalsEnjoying the lovely dayAn interesting buildingViews from the castleThis was our first trip from Amsterdam and I was looking f...

11 may 12

Photo of the Week - Big Wheel!

The photo of the week comes from Amsterdam where we recently have been for 5 days, this big wheel is situated in Dam Square, along with other rides. In this square lies the Royal Palace, the New Chur...

09 may 12

April Books and Films

I saw three films in April and we start with My Week with Marilyn starring Michelle Williams. It is a fab film and I enjoyed it very much. Based on the memoirs of Colin Clark, who as part of the film...

07 may 12

Keuenhof Flower Gardens Part 1

The visit to the Keuenhof gardens was one I was extremely looking forward too and I was not disappointed at all. The place was busy of people from all over the world, since it is only open for around...

05 may 12

M is for Magazines

I love to read magazines, although at the moment it is mainly travel ones. I get three magazines, they are The Sunday Times Travel, Conde Nast Traveller and Lonely Planet. The last one is quite new a...

04 may 12

Amsterdam Words

Our time in Amsterdam was still quite a lot even with visiting four new places, we still had all Saturday afternoon and evening. Also each evening after returning from our trip we went out to another...

03 may 12

Aircraft Museum Zurich

Alessio and NoahIt seems ages ago that we visited this museum, it was in fact on Good Friday that we went with Noah and his mum Aimee. The museum has aircraft old and new along with other equipment a...

02 may 12

Photo of the Week - Pink Dream!

Dear Readers, last Monday we visited the wonderful, amazing and beautiful Keukenhof flower gardens in the Netherlands, it is a sight to behold. The colours, designs and smells were out of this world....

01 may 12

Inside a Windmill

View going into LeidenKitchenWindmill MuseumIn Leiden we decided to visit the windmill museum, in spite of the fact I have visited Holland 3 times I had never seen one nevermind visited one. Windmill...

30 apr 12

A View of The Hague

SkyscrapersWalking into the BinnenhofKnight`s HallNoordeinde PalaceA Lovely Tall ChurchOne of the few canalsPeace PalaceBinnenhofEscher MuseumOur day trip to The Hague took only 45mins by train from ...

29 apr 12

Botanical Gardens Zurich

Thursday before the spring holidays I went with the children from work to the Botanical Gardens in Zurich, we were rather lucky with the weather. Once there we looked at the tadpoles in the pond and ...

27 apr 12

Bikes in Holland!

So just returned home from our Dutch trip took many photos and have been looking through them deciding which ones I like. I was amazed at just how many bikes there are in the cities and how fascinati...

26 apr 12

Prime Tower in Zurich

Last Tuesday was my friend Hannah`s birthday and to celebrate she decided to have a few drinks at the bar in the Prime Tower. Now for those of you who do not know this is the highest building in Zuri...

20 apr 12

Photo of the Week - The Three Stoogies!

On Monday Alessio and I went to the Kinderzoo in Rapperswil as Alessio had no Kindergarten in the morning due to it being Sechselaüten, the festival that tells the Swiss if the summer will be good or...

18 apr 12

Zurich Words

I got this idea when I was in Edinburgh and saw all the interesting words that are written in a city. They are in all different forms such as posters, restaurant and bar signs, old writing on a wall,...

16 apr 12

L is for Lines

L is for lines so the first 3 photos are from the forest in Au and the last 2 are from the playground at Papillorama, which Alessio liked so much.Any suggestions for the letter Q?

15 apr 12

Photo of the Week - Red Tower

Wandering around Zurich which I happen to do a lot, this shop window caught my eye, I really was struck by the red Effiel Tower which thankfully I have seen in real a few times. I made me want to go ...

13 apr 12

Swiss Miniature - Melide

Around two weeks ago Alessio and I went by train to the Ticino to Melide to visit Swiss Miniature. There was a SBB special and I got a ticket for only 49ch including the entrance which was really goo...

11 apr 12

Spring Time

My timing is bad for this post as the weather has changed for the worse and it is actually snowing as I write this, though not too much. Well at least this will remind us of the lovely month of March...

08 apr 12

March - Books, Films and Concerts!

I managed to get through a number of books and films in March so lets start with the books:I have already posted about this book by Agatha Christie called The Mystery of the Blue Train.The Oxford Mur...

06 apr 12

Easter Snaps

So Easter is nearly upon us and during the last few weeks I have been taking photos of all Easter things. Except for the photos of Alessio with the egg nest he made at Kindergarten the first 7 photos...

05 apr 12

Photo of the Week - Orange Glow

This was taken on a Wednesday morning at 7am at my work a few weeks ago, there were better views but as I was driving it was impossible to stop and take some photos, although I really wanted to do so...

03 apr 12

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