Switzerland | Berne Onion Festival Zibelemarit

The fourth Monday in November is probably the busiest day of the year in the Swiss capital, Bern. The Zibelemarit Onion Festival, which dates back to the 15th century autumn market in Saint Martin, is filled with stalls selling autumn and winter foods, fruits and vegetables, Christmas decorations, onion pies, onion ornaments and colorful onion garlands from Bern train station to Federation Square.

What is more interesting is that people on the street, whether adults or children, will hold bags of paper, or plastic small hammers, and see people in a cold wave of paper or give a hammer. Both dropping paper and hammering people mean giving blessings.

Most of the paper is sold in monochrome, but scattered into a gorgeous piece, the long street is a jubilant atmosphere, full of colorful paper.

The Onion Festival happened to be my birthday on that day, and I was gathered up to go to the street by my good friends there at 5-6 in the morning. Drink mulled wine, eat onion pie and fight paper, that unparalleled happiness is unforgettable.

Last year, I took N to see it again, and when it was dawn, I began to walk in the street and shrink, quietly visiting the market and taking photos. After dawn, more and more people on the street are really scattered by various adults and children, and even pull your back collar directly into the pouring.

Not at all, and it didn't matter what color you were a tourist or a local who had a good, pure fun. The papers on the clothes and backpacks were never cleaned, and we took them all the way to Zurich and back to the United States. After a long time, a piece still falls out occasionally.

If you are visiting Switzerland or the surrounding countries at the end of November, please do not miss this festival. It will leave you with a very warm and bright memory to cherish.

Family trip in Switzerland | Walking alpacas on Lake Brienz with my 3-year-old

Meet the top animal in Switzerland - alpaca! It is said that there are hundreds of alpaca farms across the mountains and across the sea in Switzerland, and walking alpacas in Switzerland with children is on the wish list of this Swiss trip

You can search Lama Trekking directly on Google map to see the alpaca farms near you, there are many choices, and the content and price of the project are basically the same.

Alpaca farms will leave contact information, you can contact the farmer through the link on the website and email. Not all farms are open every day and it is recommended that you make an appointment according to your itinerary. Some farmers speak German, not English, and rely on translation software to communicate

The farm suggests that walking alpaca is more suitable for children over 6 years old, too young children may have limited physical strength and can not walk. But in fact, I think there is no difference, our baby is 3 years old, and the children with us are 4-5 years old, and we made an appointment for 1 and 2 hours to experience the hike, and everyone had a good time.

Considering this trip, only Lama Ranch Brienz near Brienz is suitable, so we booked this one. The specific booking methods are as follows

• Lama Ranch Brienz, Google address: Wangweg 12, 3855 Brienz, actual meeting place (highlighted) : Friedegg 703A, 3855 Brienz (11 min walk from Brienz West, 24 min walk from Brienz BRB)