Lucerne, Switzerland

Interesting facts about this country:

- Switzerland’s climate is ideal, with no excessive heat, cold or humidity.

- the area is slightly less than twice the size of the state of New Jersey and California is almost 10 times bigger.

- also known as Confoederatio Helvetica, which explains the abbreviation CH.

- Bern City is the capital of Switzerland.

- Victorinox, the manufacturer of the famous Swiss army knife, was founded in 1884.

- Nestlé, founded by Swiss Henri Nestle, is the biggest food company in the world.

- Albert Einstein published his Theory of Relativity in 1905, when he was working as a patent clerk in Bern.

- Swiss Guards protect the Pope at the Vatican.

- The flag of Vatican, is the only other square flag, apart from Switzerland's.

- The flag of the Red Cross is the flag of Switzerland with the colours inverted.

- The famous pharmaceutical companies Roche and Novartis are based in Switzerland.

- The Swiss are world-wide leaders in private banking or asset management for individuals. UBS and Credit Suisse are among the leading banks.

- Housing is expensive, only about one-third of Swiss population live in their own house.

- The Swiss franc is among the world's most stable currencies.

- Switzerland is one of the world's largest watch manufacturers.

- Apart from luxury brands, Switzerland is also known for the world's best selling plastic watch, the Swatch.

- Switzerland has the second highest life expectancy, after Sweden.

- 60% of Switzerland's electricity is produced by hydroelectric power.

- Swiss women were the last in Europe to get the vote (apart from Liechtenstein). It was only in 1971 that the male electorate agreed to allow them voting rights at federal level.

- Switzerland is a multi-cultural country with four official languages. They are German, French, Italian and Rumantsch

- Switzerland leads the world in chocolate consumption. It is said that an average Swiss eats 23lbs of chocolate annually.



Para sa akin ang Switzerland ang isa sa pinakamagandang bansa na napuntahan ko. Para ka lang naglalakad sa loob ng isang post card. Napakalinis, sariwa ang hangin at disiplinado ang mga tao.

Pero, may isang problema. Ginto ang bilihin dito. Siguro kung magtatagal pa ako dito ng isang linggo, mamumulubi na ako. Hahaha! Kung sa Amsterdam nasa 8 Euros ang isang meal sa Mcdo, dito nasa 12-15 Euros. Actually Swiss Francs ang currrency nila pero tumatanggap rin sila ng Euros.

So pag may time kayo para pumunta ng Europe. Kailangan niyong dumaan dito, mahal ang bilihin pero sulit naman ang bakasyon.

Enjoy the pics!