SWITZERLAND - A mother's Love

Thanks to Lorene for the card.

SWITZERLAND - The Swiss Cantons Appenzell

Thanks to Gustav for the card. He wrote 'This card shows the Swiss cantons (A canton is like a state in the United States. In the past, each canton had its own army and money) appenzell (Appenzell is a village, a statistic town, but not a municipality). Farmers in traditional clothing. Very interesting fact!

SWITZERLAND - Fun

Thanks to Stefan for the card.

SWITZERLAND - Einsiedeln Abbey

Thanks to Sabrina for the card.

"Einsiedeln Abbey (German: Kloster Einsiedeln) is a Benedictine monastery in the village of Einsiedeln in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland. The abbey is dedicated to Our Lady of the Hermits, the title being derived from the circumstances of its foundation, for the first inhabitant of the region was Saint Meinrad, a hermit. It is a territorial abbey and, therefore, not part of a diocese, subject to a bishop. It has been a major resting point on the Way of St. James for centuries."

SWITZERLAND - Bern

Thanks to Edi for the beautiful card of Bern.

"Bern or Berne (German: Bern [bɛrn], Alemannic German: Bärn [b̥æːrn], French: Berne [bɛʁn], Italian: Berna [ˈbɛrna], Romansh: Berna [ˈbɛrnɐ]) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city".[With a population of 142,656 (March 2018), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern, the second-most populous of Switzerland's cantons. 

The official language in Bern is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the most-spoken language is an Alemannic Swiss German dialect, Bernese German. 

In 1983, the historic old town (in German: Altstadt) in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bern is ranked among the world’s top ten cities for the best quality of life (2010)."

SWITZERLAND - Steinkauz/Little Owl

 Thanks to Sara for the card.

Cover - Switzerland

COVER - Switzerland

SWITZERLAND

Thanks to Philippe for the card.

SWITZERLAND - Gevena

And this time Sava travel to Switzerland, thank you so very much for the card, Sava!

"Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and is the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva."

SWITZERLAND - Zermatt, Matterhorn

Thanks to Vanessa for this wonderful card.

"The Matterhorn (German: Matterhorn, Italian: Monte Cervino, French: Mont Cervin) is a mountain of the Alps, straddling the border between Switzerland and Italy. It is a huge and almost perfect pyramidal peak in the Monte Rosa area of the Pennine Alps, whose summit is 4,478 metres (14,692 ft) high, making it one of the highest summits in the Alps and Europe."

SWITZERLAND - Timber house in the old town of St. Gellen

SWITZERLAND - Bicycle

SWITZERLAND - Traditional Swiss music instrument - the Alporn

"The alphorn or alpenhorn or alpine horn is a labrophone, consisting of a wooden natural horn of conical bore, having a wooden cup-shaped mouthpiece, used by mountain dwellers in Switzerland and elsewhere. Similar wooden horns were used for communication in most mountainous regions of Europe, from the French Alps to the Carpathians."