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Switzerland
Things in Switzerland are waiting for us to experience.
1-30 November 2020
Old town of Basel with red
stone Munster cathedral
on the Rhine river,
Switzerland
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Content
3 Why is Switzerland the happiest
country?
5 What is the best season for you
in Switzerland?
11 Go to Switzerland, visit this
15 place: The top of Europe
Try it!
So delicious
17 5 things you need to know about
culture shock.
19 Reference
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Why is Switzerland
Nowadays, we have almost
everything in a poll. Be it a poll of
telephones, restaurants, or rich people
in the world. It's a ranking poll from
indicators which poll makers chose.
That's easy to approach information to
everyone.
Switzerland appears in the poll
“Top 5 of the happiest of the world”
from the World Happiness Report. Poll's
indicators are GDP, life expectancy,
generosity, social support, freedom, and
corruption income. And using the Gallup
World Poll. They had to collect
information by survey 156 counties of
the state. About how happy their
citizens were.
Zurich, Switzerland got a ranking
of 4 this year and took around 7.5
scores. The center of Europe is the
location of the country. The area is
approximately 41,285 kilometers. The
boundary countries are France,
Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, and
Italy.They have a population of around
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the happiest country?
8,654,622 people.The climate is within
a temperate climatic zone. Besides,
The Administration of Switzerland is a
democracy. And high political rights
and civil liberties according to Freedom
House. They have 23 cantons and the
capital city is Bern. In the economy,
services are an important part.
Because goods are imported from
other countries. Even so, they got
703.083 billion of GDP in 2019. They
got 20 places in the ranking. They
have diverse cultures. German,
French, Italian, and Romansh are the
languages in this country.
Swiss people have a healthy lifestyle.
They enjoy walking as much as
possible. Switzerland is interesting for
travelers around the world. Because
they have beautiful natural places and
delicious foods. Anyway, Switzerland is
a wonderful country. There are
breathtaking places, various cultures,
good economic, and freedom life.
These are reasons for the high ranking
of the poll.
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What is the
best season
for you in
Switzerland?
Switzerland is a country located in Europe. This isn't a very
big country as a result, each area in Switzerland will not be very
different. Switzerland has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn,
and winter.
Spring (March-May) The weather is quite cool
this season. So, prepare a lot
This season will be cool. of clothes that can wear over
The temperature is 6-13 each other and a jacket.
degrees Celsius. This season
has been called the most
beautiful season. Because it is
the season when the trees are
lush green, colorful flowers.
The most popular tourist
activity is hiking to see flowers
and plants. Especially, to go
up to see various flowers in
the Alps that can't see below.
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Spring
(March-May)
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Summer (June - August)
Summer has a different This season, you can
temperature during day and prepare clothes to wear in
night. The daytime temperature daily life. But at least you
is 19-28 degrees celsius. The should have a jacket because
night temperature is 13-20 if it rains, the weather will be
degrees celsius. This season, much cooler.
the daytime will last up to 18
hours, with the sun rises at 4
a.m. and sets at 10 p.m.
during the long day. Suitable Montreux
for outdoor activities, hiking to Jazz
see flowers and plants. Festival
(July)
Autumn
(September - November)
This season will have the
most rain. During the day, the
eather is warm and the night is
cold. The average temperature
is 7-13 degrees Celsius, like
spring. By this time has been
known as the romantic season.
Because the leaves will begin to Wine festival
turn golden yellow or reddish- It is also the period when the
orange crops begin to produce fruit. In
Switzerland, there are many
local festivals, such as the Wine
Festival. It's held in late
September in Neuchâtel, a
celebration of the winemakers.
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Summer
(June - August)
Autumn
(September - November)
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Winter And the most popular activity
(December-February) this season is skiing.
It’s very cold this season, Skiing
especially before it snows.
When it snows, the weather
starts to warm. The temperature
is -3-6 degrees Celsius. And in
high mountains, such as
Jungfraujoch or Zermatt. It's -10
degrees Celsius, 5-6 hours.
If anyone wants to visit this
season, a thick sweater is a
must.
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Winter
(December-February)
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Go to Switzerland,
visit this place:
The top of Europe
The top of Europe, appreciate views along the
Jungfraujoch is a viewing point way. First, start at Interlaken
in the Bernese Alps, at an OST station, Interlaken. There
altitude of 3,471 meters. It is are two routes to get there;
located in the heart of the via Lauterbrunnen or; via
UNESCO Natural World Grindelwald. Both pass the
Heritage, between Mönch and villages and grasslands and
Jungfrau. Jungfraujoch is the arrive at Kleine Scheidegg
highlight of Switzerland, for station. Then you have to
tourists to appreciate the change the train here to the
beauty of nature. Visitors destination station,
experience the high mountains Jungfraujoch.
with snow all year round.
Including the view that can be There are many tourist
seen until the end of the attractions, such as Sphinx
horizon. Observatory: the highest
viewing point of Jungfraujoch,
The only way to Ice Palace: a natural ice
Jungfraujoch is by taking the cave. Inside the cave has a
train. Taking the train to variety of ice sculptures,
Jungfraujoch is also one of the Aletsch Gletscier: the largest
highlights of the trip. You will glacier in the Alps.
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Sphinx
Observatory
The highest viewing
point of Jungfraujoch
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Ice Palace
a natural ice cave.
Inside the cave has a
variety of ice sculptures.
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Aletsch
Glacier
the largest glacier
in the Alps
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Try it! Berner Platte
So
delicious Berner Platte
consists of a wide variety
the dishes of of meat with sauerkraut,
potatoes, and beans. Meat
Switzerland such as roast beef, ham,
bacon, roast pork tongue,
Rösti pork ribs, pork knuckle, etc.
That must be eaten with
Rösti many people. It's the
perfect food for a
Rösti is Made from celebration. The first
long slices of bean paste occurred on March 5, 1798,
and mixed with bacon, the city of Berne defeated
onion, and cheese. Then the French army. So the
made thin slices, deep- people of the city took all
fried or baked to yellow kinds of meat. Which he
and crispy with fried eggs had stocked as supplies to
or sausage and spinach. celebrate together
But traditionally it is a
farmer's breakfast. But Berner Platte
can eat together all-day
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Cheese fondue Bircherműesli
Cheese fondue Muesli is a breakfast that
people understand very
Meals that go along well that originated from
with eating at the same time Korea. But did you know?
many people in a family or It was created in 1900 by
dorm are Swiss halls. the Swiss doctor, Dr. Withi.
Composed of gruyere He believed that fruits and
cheese and Emmentaler. vegetables are better for
That set on fire to melt, add humans than meat. He
garlic, white wine, and mixed oats with fruits.
kirsch. It's served in a Nuts, lemonade, and milk.
fondue pot that made by a It becomes food to diet and
traditional ceramic fondue most popular with people.
pot called ‘caquelon’. with
candles or alcohol sticks. Muesli
Set on fire to keep the
butter from hardening. Use TRAVEL Around I 16
small cubes of dry bread,
dip the butter up and eat it
with pickled onions and
pickles.
5things you need to
know about
culture shock.
The presence of one person in another culture. This
has changed both the social, environmental, and cultural
conditions that are different from the familiar culture. It may
cause a phenomenon known as Culture Shock. Dealing with
culture shock is not easy. But an easy way to deal with the
problem is to familiarize yourself with the country's traditions
and practices. Here are some things to know about living in
Switzerland.
1. Language
Switzerland has four
official languages, but not
even one English. About 65%
of the populationspeaks
German. But, English is a very
prevalent language, especially
in tourist areas. In areas not
close to tourist spots, most of
the signs are localized. Like in
a restaurant Shipping label,
even packaging, and labels.
It's in German or French, with
little or no English.
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way to deal with the You should carry and
apply sunscreen, and
problem is to you should wear
sunglasses to protect
familiarize yourself your eyes. Or not, you
will have a sunburn.
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foreigners. Because of
the increasing flow of
immigrants into the
country. Some local
residents, so, believe that
foreigners are "taking
work".
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