Fun Swiss places

Gidday, mate! An Aussie pub.........in Zurich!

Yes, this is the Outback Lodge in Zurich at (Stadelhofer Passage)?Stadelhoferstrasse 18. If that's n ot enough, there's the Red Ochre Grill too.

So what can you expect here? Well, there's Monday Chicken Night - all you can eat, and beers, Bundaberg rum and Barossa wines - and much more. F&T's source in Zurich says it's 'a reminder of Sydney'.

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It's a snowy country, so why not make use of some of it? Welcome to your lodging created from nature's own glistening snow crystals - rebuilt every season from 3000 tons of snow, not only in Switzerland, but at seven locations in the Alps and the Pyrenees. A vivid product for exciting events and one of the most innovative hotel concepts of our times - CO2-neutral and sustainable. Full details.....

A Swiss turnip festival - yes, you heard it right!

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Turnips are not many people's favourite vegetables, but who would have thought of turning them into a festival centrepiece? The Rébechilbi Richterswil or Turnip Festival takes place later this year on Saturday November 10th.

Interestingly, turnips have been carved decoratively for centuries. The first jack-o-lanterns were carved out of turnips. Only when the Irish tradition reached America did turnip carving turn into pumpkin. Persians also believed turnips were beneficial in treating the common cold.

Today, the villagers of Richterswil on Lake Zurich have carried on this craft and display it annually at Europe's largest turnip festival. During the weeks leading up to the event, about 26 tonnes of these humble root vegetables are hollowed out and decorated to become sort of turnip Halloween lanterns!

Of course there's then a parade and around ten thousand beautifully carved turnips are hung from houses and buildings, illuminating the village on the wintry night.

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