My idea of heaven is a sunny, late spring day in the Appenzell in Switzerland.  Blue sky soars above, snow capped mountains, and a thousand different shades of green emanate from leaves sprouting on the trees.  Grass and wild flowers rustle in a fresh breeze, as cows moo and sheep and goats bleat.  Water trickles down numerous little brooks toward rivers filled with enormous boulders left by ancient glaciers and tiny, multicolored pebbles. The Appenzell is a region in northeastern Switzerland, that four hundred odd years ago was divided into two cantons. It is the land I have grown to love. It is the land I’d like to show you. Not in the usual manner of mass tourism, but by exploring the cultural landscape in more detail. 

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A wood carver’s work shop, a traditional costume atelier, a meal in a farmer’s kitchen, a private concert by a hammered dulcimer player...  If you, as I am, are fascinated by tradition and history in the modern world, click on the various themes to see what this beautiful region has to offer.

 
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