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Hello from Switzerland! ~~ The adventures of a California girl who got married to a great guy, G, and traded in her old life for the chance to live in a foreign land and live the expat life for a couple years. We live in Geneva, Switzerland with our globe-trotting cat, Scout.

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"The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as a foreign land." ~ G.K. Chesterton

mercredi, novembre 29, 2006

The Bern Onion Market

The onion market (or Zibelemärit) is a traditional folk festival held on the fourth Monday of every November in Bern, the capital of Switzerland. Farmers from the surrounding area bring more than 100 tons of onions, which are crafted into all kinds of different things.

People throw confetti all around, there are folks in costume, everyone is wearing strings of candy in brightly colored wrap, and kids go around hitting people with squeaky plastic hammers full of more confetti, which all melds with the lively market scene. There is music in the air, the wonderful smells of all kinds of foods, and hot wine being served. Gary & I stopped by on our way back from the Basel airport.











posted by Swiss Miss | 14:26