Milk automat

"The big knit"

This year almost 200.000 little caps were made by volunteers and put on the Innocent smoothies within the frames of "The big knit" (Das grosse Stricken). By buying one Innocent smoothie with a cap, you have to pay extra and this money goes then to the Pro Senectute, an organization to support seniors.

I was surprised that not only women but men also like to knit - check out some of them here.

Here's how to make a funky sheep cap (in German). In this photo gallery you can find the craziest caps sent in. Here's the UK version and the knitting patterns from the UK.

Bikes

Stop - no more garbage

Okay, the true story is that the road workers have finished and removed the traffic light from the road right next to our garbage containers, but since it works with solar energy it went on lighting ...

Homeless

He is the first homeless person I've seen in Switzerland in 4 years ... Location: Zürich.

Last days

The old couple is going to the well deserved retirement and 2 younger men are taking over the small shop in our neighbourhood.

Traffic police

 

2014 - Zürich

Going home

Graffiti at the school

Bogi starts her new school today. I hope these colorful graffities make her day easier ...

An apple a day

... keeps the doctor away. :) Free apples at the department store Manor, in Baden. For Valentine's Day ... maybe?

Freitag container store

 

 

 

The container store of the recycling bag producer Freitag is the highest of its kind in the world. It is 9 stories (containers) and 26 meter high. One can climb to the top and take a look around. It's near the main station of Zürich or even closer to the station called Hardbrücke.

Winter sales

Winter sales starts already right after Christmas and prices are going down as the end of January is getting closer. I am often amazed how expensive stuff is presented at this time of the year. A good example is that beautiful yellow leather bag (459 CHF) thrown into blue plastic boxes together with other discounted also expensive clothes.

Teddy bears

Parking lot

The marketeers at the Bürkliplatzt in Zürich were almost done with packing the rest and their stalls when I discovered this bicycle on top of the hedge. As the owner of it realized that I'm taking photos, he removed it and told me with a smile on his face that that's his parking lot for his bicycle.

Sales at the Swiss army

Thermal bench

 

Baden (canton Aargau, Switzerland) was known to the Romans as Aquae Helveticae. 

 

Aquae Helveticae was first mentioned by Roman historian Tacitus. At that time it was a Roman Vicus to the north of the Baden gorge on the Haselfeld. On the left bank of the Limmat bend there was a pool complex, which was fed by the 47 °C (117 °F) water from a system of springs. The Vicus was founded to support the establishment of the legionary camp at Vindonissa. Both the spa quarter and the residential and commercial district grew to a respectable size in the first half of the first Century AD.

There are 18 hot water springs in Baden, there water is the richest in minerals in Switzerland. The water comes from 1200 meter depth and travels 8000 years before reaches sunlight. 

One of the thermal baths is under construction, therefore a new way of enjoying thermal water was introduced in form of a thermal bench. During the 2 years of the reconstruction the bench is free to visit. There is enough space for 10 people. The water is running through the small pool, always fresh and hot.