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On one of the recent beautiful September Saturdays, I went on a hike with a few friends in the are of the Eastern Switzerland’s “Alpstein”. We decided for a trail starting at the Hoher Kasten, following the mountain chain until … Continue reading
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Some friends and me decided to go on a bit more challenging hike than usual – starting in Wasserauen AI we walked up to the Meglisalp (basically a small town on the mountain behind the Säntis peak, eastern Switzerland’s highest … Continue reading
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Last Sunday I went for a short and easy hike in the nearby Appenzellerland. Starting in Teufen, then to the Waldegg, and finally over to Speicher, from where there is a railway back to St.Gallen. Continue reading
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I recently heard that there is an amusing restaurant named “Schnuggenbock” in the small town called “Waldegg” just above St. Gallen on the border to the canton of Appenzell. The nice part of this evening was to walk back to St. Gallen in the fresh snow which took us about 45 minutes. We took some flash lights with us and were surprised that there was a normal street leading down to St. Georgen, a part of St. Gallen city. Continue reading
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It proofed to be one of the better things to do on a fogy Sunday – with only a 45 minute hike we enjoyed a spectacular view and quite some warm sun. Continue reading
Dass es uns in der Ostschweiz nie langweilig werden muss, wissen die hier ansässigen Schweizer natürlich.
Bilder – oder in diesem Falle Filme – sagen oftmals aber mehr als Worte: ein sehr spannendes Projekt der Kulturstifung Pro Helvetia hat von Mai bis Oktober 2008 in den Ostschweizer Kantonen St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden & Appenzell Innerrhoden rund 80 Kurzfilme von bekannten, modernen & traditionellen, Festen aufgezeichnet und dabei die Stimmung der Menschen wunderbar eingefangen.
Es lohnt sich ein Blick in die Filmgalerie – aber Achtung: es ist kaum möglich, nur wenige Minuten dort zu verbringen, denn die Kurzbeiträge ziehen einem schnell in den Bann!
(Die Beiträge gibt es übrigens auch zum Abonnieren als Video-Podcast in HD-Qualität!)
