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Happy 734th, Switzerland! 🇨🇭

1 August 2025

Photo view of a Swiss lake surrounded by hills on a cloudy day. A white wooden cross looms over an unpainted wooden bench in the right foreground.

Happy Swiss National Day!

I hiked up to the White Cross above town and then upon my return picked up coffee and the traditional 1.-August Weggen bread rolls.

A plate holding three Swiss weggli bread rolls each with a cross shape on top and a tiny paper Swiss flag stuck in them.

Later in the day I attended the community celebration for an apero, free risotto, and live music.

Tonight we'll enjoy a cheese fondue for dinner. (Despite it being summer, it's actually been fondue weather recently.)

Same as last year, I'm grateful that I'm on a local contract and get local Swiss holidays off.