Silène Rennicks
Sights and Sounds
After a full summer of visiting friends and family back in Canada, and then surviving the heat wave here in Switzerland upon our return,...
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Silène Rennicks
Jun 152 min read
Valais /Wallis
We had the opportunity recently to take a little trip away to the Valais, also known as Wallis in German. We had planned the trip for us...
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Silène Rennicks
Jun 73 min read
Home, Sweet Home
Yesterday marks exactly a month since we moved to our new place outside of the city! I don't like living out of boxes, so within a week...
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Silène Rennicks
Apr 182 min read
Sign of Life
Well... this is embarassing. Here we are, 4 months since my last post. I had told myself I would post monthly during our adventures in...
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Silène Rennicks
Jan 192 min read
Thuner or Later We Had to Go Here...
I just couldn't resist starting this blog post with a pun! Two days after we visited Burgdorf, my parents, the girls and I checked out...
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Silène Rennicks
Jan 41 min read
Burgdorf and Beyond!
The adventure continues! After our time visiting Murten, my parents, the girls and I visited Burgdorf. Burgdorf is a sleepy town,...
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Silène Rennicks
Dec 28, 20233 min read
Christmas in Colmar
Well, here we are… it’s December 28th and I had hoped to get a couple more blog posts written before Christmas, but it looks like I bit...
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Silène Rennicks
Dec 14, 20232 min read
Murten / Morat
November marked a month of family for us. My parents came down November 15th, and our family time ended when my mother and father in law...
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Silène Rennicks
Dec 12, 20231 min read
Let's Make Kombucha!
I realize that this post is not a super seasonal blog post... posting about a summer drink as we are nearing winter?? The thing is that I...
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Silène Rennicks
Oct 12, 20233 min read
Grocery time!
Ever wonder how much food costs in Switzerland? Look no further! I went to my local grocery store (which is literally 100m from our...
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Silène Rennicks
Oct 11, 20232 min read
Bears, Bikes, and Besties
It was Thanksgiving in Canada this past weekend, but Thanksgiving isn't a Holiday in Switzerland. Even though we didn't celebrate here, I...
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Silène Rennicks
Sep 23, 20233 min read
Aeschiried, Gurten and Other Adventures
Since I last wrote a month ago, our days and weeks have been jam packed! From getting set up in our new apartment on September 1st to...
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Silène Rennicks
Aug 26, 20231 min read
Look at this photograph…
In the midst of just trying to survive this massive European heat wave, we had fun as a family exploring what Biel and Bern have to...
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Silène Rennicks
Aug 20, 20233 min read
Busy in Biel
Bonjour de Bienne! Grüße aus Biel! It has been a busy week getting set up in Switzerland with immigration paperwork (for me, the...
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Silène Rennicks
Aug 14, 20232 min read
Planes, trains and automobiles
Well, after 6 months of intense preparation and packing, the day has finally arrived! My parents lovingly dropped us off at the Montreal...
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