Switzerland
SECRET DIARY SWITZERLAND 01/09
VENTIREVL ONN NIEV 2009!
… Happy New Year 2009 in rhaeto-romanic, a language spoken only in eastern mountain valleys in the Grisons region of Switzerland.
This is where my friend and artist URS CAVELTI originates from.
COME WITH US TO THE SOURCE OF THE RHINE RIVER!
MY HOT SPOT SWISS WINTER
RUINAULTA, the swiss grand canyon, in the region of Surselva, is a breathtaking spot to enjoy!
Feel like a bird on the suspended outdoor deck “HAWK SWALLOW”, 400 metres (1312 feet) above the canyon in Conn, and enjoy incredibly spectacular vistas…
After that thrill, make a stop at the nearby restaurant LAS CAGLIAS, built by the native architect Rudolf Olgiati, who was inspired both by local traditions and the Modernism movement such as Le Corbusier. On your way home stop at the outlandish “DAS GELBE HAUS” – “The yellow House” URS CAVELTI(pictured) in Flims. A converted village-home by Rudolf’s son Valerio Olgiati, which now functions as an exhibition space.
The village of SAGOGN, with its 600 habitants, is situated on a little plain just above the rhine river canyon. This is the birth place of URS CAVELTI. The main attraction is a small baroque church with a splendid interior. For regional specialities enjoy some “FrauMannsKost” at STIVA GRISCHUNA.
MY HOT PLACE SWISS WINTER
Beinvegni in SEDRUN, the birthplace of the rhine river.
Having spent the last New Years Eve in this untouched and super-cozy village, I can recommend this for a winter-break. In the summertime you can hike to Lai da Tuma, the rhine-spring-lake, and in winter you can ski the mountains as high up as 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) above sea level. I guess size does matter…
And to relax your body and soul after a day up and down “Recreaziun” – recovery is the word at the AQUA WELLNESS OASIS from Bogn Sedrun.
SPEAK OUT LOUD!
L’uolp era puspei inagada fomentada. Cheu ha ella viu
sin in pegn in tgaper che teneva in toc caschiel en siu
bec. Quei gustass a mi, ha ella tertgau, ed ha clamau al
tgaper: „Tgei bi che ti eis! Sche tiu cant ei aschi
bials sco tia cumparsa, lu eis ti il pli bi utschi da tuts“.
Der Fuchs war wieder einmal hungrig. Da sah er auf einer
Tanne einen Raben, der ein Stück Käse in seinem Schnabel
hielt. Das würde mir schmecken, dachte er, und rief dem
Raben zu: „Wie schön du bist! Wenn dein Gesang ebenso
schön ist wie dein Aussehen, dann bist du der schönste
von allen Vögeln“.
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ART & CULTURE
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ART/41/BASEL
16-20 june 2010
http://www.artbasel.com
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DAS GELBE HAUS
CH-7017 Flims Dorf
Tel. +41(0)81 936 74 14, Fax +41(0)81 936 74 15
Time of exhibition
Summer season 2009: june 27 until october 18
Tuesday – Sunday: 14:00 – 18:00
(on high days and holidays on monday too)
http://www.dasgelbehaus.ch
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TINGUELY FOUNTAIN
Theaterplatz, Basel
http://www.basel.com/en.cfm/sightseeing/offer-Sightseeing AusfluegeBT-Sightseeing-154434.html/
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DRINKS & FOOD
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BAR ROUGE
Messeplatz 10, CH-4058 Basel
Tel. +41 61 361 30 31
Monday to Wednesday: 17:00–01:00
Thursday: 17:00–02:00
Friday & Saturday: 17:00–04:00
Sunday: 20:00–01:00
http://www.barrouge.ch
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Café/Restaurant LAS CAGLIAS
CH-7018 Flims-Waldhaus
Tel. +41 (0) 81 911 29 49
Opening times varies seasonal
please see online
http://www.conn.ch/
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DAS SCHIFF
Westquaistrasse 19, CH-4057 Basel
Tel. +41 61 631 42 40
Bar: Wednesday to Sunday 17:00–24:00,
Friday & Saturday 17:00–04:00
Restaurant: Wednesday to Saturday 19:00–24:00,
Sunday 19:00–24:00
http://www.dasschiff.ch
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RESTAURANT BIRSECKERHOF
Binningerstrasse 15, CH-4051 Basel
Tel. +41 (0)61 281 50 10, Fax +41 (0) 61 281 50 13
Kitchen: Monday to Friday 12:00–14:00,
evenings 18:00–23:00
Saturday: open from 18:00; Sunday closed
http://www.birseckerhof.ch
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USTRIA STIVA GRISCHUNA
CH-7152 Sagogn
Tel. +41 (0)81 921 60 70, Fax +41 (0)81 921 60 72
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BOGN SEDRUN – Wellness and Leisure Pool
CH-7188 Sedrun
Tel. +41 (0)81 949 14 32, Fax +41 (0)81 949 15 45
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ATTRACTIONS
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RUINAULTA CANYON
open every day…
http://www.ruinaulta.ch
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WOODEN FERRIES on the Rhine River
see online for informations:
http://www.faehri.ch/engl/faehri_e.html
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