Articles by: mercedescatalan

Rheinfall and Schaffhausen

I like when we have visits. It’s the perfect oportunity to make short trips to new places! So when my parents in law visited us a few days ago, we decided to take them to a place we’ve never been before: Rheinfall and city of Schaffhausen. Rheinfall, the Rhine waterfalls, are […]

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First days of Zurich summer

I know, it’s been a a while since my last post… But these last days have been busy! With the first summer days in Zurich, plans seem to multiply and I didn’t have much spare time to sit in front of my pc and edit photos. And I’ve been taking […]

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Back to New York. Part II

After the long weekend flying and walking around the upper side of Manhattan and Brooklyn, I spent the next Monday wandering around one of the prettiest parts of the city: the Greenwich Village. The first time I went to New York I didn’t pay much attention to this neighborhoood, but this […]

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Back to New York

When my husband told me a few weeks ago that he had to go to New York for work I couldn’t resist the temptation to visit again the city. The first time I went there was two years ago and I didn’t have much idea of how to use my […]

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Sechseläuten, Zurich spring fest

The city of Zurich celebrated the Sechseläuten this past Monday. It is a traditional spring festival with medieval roots. The celebrations consist of a big parade in the city centre, where the Zünfte, or traditional guilds of Zurich, take part and the burning of the Böögg, a snowman that represents the […]

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Walensee

Between all the paperwork of moving to a new country and looking for an apartment, I’ve found some time to start exploring Switzerland. The weather has been amazing during my first month here. It’s been sunny and warm, more like summer than spring. Perfect conditions to start hiking in the Swiss […]

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Zurich in bloom

After moving to my new apartment in Zurich, things are a bit calmer than on previous weeks. We’re not totally settled in yet, there are still so many things to do… And I haven’t found enough time to go out with the camera. But this season is being one of […]

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Spring in Zurich

I have a few more posts about Ireland in mind but it’s been a month since I moved to Zurich and I think it’s time for me to show you some pictures of this beautiful city. I arrived to Zurich the 1st of March. Days were a bit cold and rainy […]

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Donegal

My trip to the northern part of Ireland continued in Donegal (you can read about the first part here). I spent there one and a half days. I planned a lot of stops for the first day and the journey for this day had a lot of kilometers (468 km from […]

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