For 12 years, I've been away from my country "Philippines" and Switzerland became my second home. I've learned a lot from living in a foreign land and French speaking country, about their culture, traditions and even being an independent person once you turned eighteen. I adopt some of their way's or how they see life and their way of thinking towards other. They doesn't care how you look, how bad your hair and they are not fond of gossips or talking on other people's lives. Which is what I really like about living in a European country.
Geneva is where we can find United Nations, Red Cross and some Non Governmental Organizations. You can see and check some wonderful guide and best hotels from this images:
Switzerland is also famous for their chocolates and cheese. Some of their mouth watering chocolates are Lindt, Tobleron, Milka chocolate, Carrier chocolate and many more. Here are some online link where you can buy one without living your home or going to Switzerland just to experience eating their famous chocolates.
Suisse people love to eat cheese as well, if you'll dine with them you will notice that in every table, cheese is always present. Raclette is also a dish indigenous to parts of Switzerland. The Raclette cheese round is heated, either in front of a fire or by a special machine, then scraped onto diners' plates; the term raclette derives from the French word racler, meaning "to scrape". Traditionally, it is accompanied by small firm potatoes (Bintje, Charlotte or Raclette varieties),gherkins, pickled, onions, and dried meat, such as prosciutto and viande des Grisons.
In the Swiss canton of Valais, raclette is typically served with tea or other warm beverages. Another popular option is to serve raclette with white wine, such as the traditional Savoie wine or Fendant, but Riesling and Pinot Gris are also common.
Raclette was mentioned in medieval writings as a particularly nutritious meal consumed by peasants in mountainous Switzerland. It was then known in the German-speaking part of Switzerland as Bratchäs, or "roasted cheese." Traditionally, the Swiss cow herders used to take the cheese with them when they were moving cows to or from the pastures up in the mountains. In the evenings around the campfire, they would place the cheese next to the fire and, when it had reached the perfect softness, scrape it on top of some bread.
A modern electric Raclette grill and various accompanying foods A modern way of serving raclette involves an electric table-top grill with small pans, known as coupelles, to heat slices of raclette cheese in. Generally the grill is surmounted by a hot plate or griddle. The cheese is brought to the table sliced, accompanied by platters of boiled or steamed potatoes, other vegetables and charcuterie. These are then mixed with potatoes and topped with cheese in the small, wedge-shaped coupelles that are placed under the grill to melt and brown the cheese. Alternatively, slices of cheese may be melted and simply poured over food on the plate. The accent in raclette dining is on relaxed and sociable eating and drinking, the meal often running to several hours. French and other European supermarkets generally stock both the grill apparatus and ready-sliced cheese and charcuterie selections, especially around Christmas. Restaurants also provide raclette evenings for parties of diners. Here is a link where you can buy some Raclette cheese and experience what it taste.
Switzerland is not just a pretty place to visit, it is a place where you can find comfort and peace. Once you've experience to be there, you'll feel that you don't want to go home and just stay there for as long as you want. If , I will choose, I'll choose to live there forever but, I know that, I cant stay there forever. I still miss my country and my family, that's why I choose to go back home. Now that you know how lovely Switzerland is, why don't you try to visit Switzerland? You'll experience there what I have been experienced and you will know why I lived there for 12 years.
