{"id":26650,"date":"2025-05-07T13:09:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T11:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flash.hr\/?p=26650"},"modified":"2026-07-02T11:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T09:50:31","slug":"switzerland-is-not-expensive-you-are-poor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flash.hr\/en\/2025\/05\/switzerland-is-not-expensive-you-are-poor\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland is not expensive, you are poor :)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: A red light went off in the Central Committee of \u010cu\u010derje. Word got out that the Dear Leader was traveling to Switzerland. The family couldn't hide their excitement. Brothers: &quot;You don't have the money for a new Rolex, and we have cheese too. What's wrong with Podravka?&quot; Parents: &quot;Haven't you already burned yourself enough with the Swiss franc loan? Are you doing shit again?&quot; Sister: &quot;Have some good chocolate. Not that garbage on sale like last time.&quot; After warm greetings, I got on the plane (400 euros return ticket Zg-Zurich) and headed towards the country whose currency has made life miserable for many residents of our suffering homeland. The reason for my trip?\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">A red light went on in the Central Committee of Cucerje (Shithole where my parents live in Croatia). Word got out that the Dear Leader Joe is traveling to Switzerland. The family couldn&#8217;t hide their excitement. Brothers: &#8220;You don&#8217;t have the money for a new Rolex, and we have cheese in Croatia too. Podravec is the best&#8221; Parents: &#8220;Haven&#8217;t you already fucked yourself enough with the Swiss franc loan? Why are you doing shit again?&#8221; Sister: &#8220;Bring me some good chocolate. Not that garbage on sale like last time.&#8221; After warm greetings, I got on the plane (400 euros return ticket Zg-Zurich) and headed towards the neutral Switzerland. The reason for my trip?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: Namely, Dear Leader has his people everywhere. Recently, my colleague Kate became a marketing employee for FIFA, which is headquartered in Zurich. I landed there as excited as the visionary Vicka when she first lied about seeing Our Lady. Just as Mary never appeared in Medjugorje, Kate unfortunately did not appear in Zurich either. She had to go to New York on business, and I was hosted by her boyfriend Thomas, who lives in Bern. I got on the train with him and rode the hour-long train to Bern. The ticket price is 53 Swiss francs. It is possible, it is possible :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Namely, Dear Leader Joe has his people everywhere. Recently, my colleague Kate became a marketing employee for FIFA, which is headquartered in Zurich. <\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">I landed there as excited as the crazy Vicka when she first lied about seeing the Virgin Mary in Medjugorje. Just as Mary never appeared there<\/span><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">, Kate unfortunately did not appear in Zurich either. She had to go to New York on business, and I was hosted by her boyfriend Thomas, who lives in Bern. I got on the train with him and rode the hour-long train to Bern. The ticket price is 53 Swiss francs. Luxurious life \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26582\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26582\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572892.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572892.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572892-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572892-123x164.jpg 123w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572892-123x164@2x.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dear Leader Joe\u00a0<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: center;\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: Thomas boasted that it was the capital of Switzerland and that it had 100,000 inhabitants, but I coldly told him not to lie. We all know about Zurich and Geneva. What kind of Bern? Never heard of it. Dubrava has more inhabitants than Bern. So what is Dubrava, if Bern is the capital? He took me to their local, traditional restaurant Bahnhof-Weissenbuhl. All meals are around 30 CHF, and the daily menu is 20 CHF. We ordered sausages and liver with potatoes. I felt like I had sat down at Macola's after a whole day on the bus. Simple, rustic, home-cooked food at reasonable prices. Thomas treated me, which made the experience even better. There's no such thing as a free meal :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Thomas boasted that it was the capital of Switzerland and that it had 130,000 inhabitants, but I coldly told him not to lie. We all know about Zurich and Geneva. What kind of Bern? Never heard of it. Cucerje has more inhabitants than Bern. So what is Cucerje, if Bern is the capital? He took me to their local, traditional restaurant Bahnhof-Weissenbuhl. All meals are around 30 CHF, and the daily menu is 20 CHF. We ordered sausages and liver with potatoes. Simple, rustic, home-cooked food at reasonable prices. Thomas treated me, which made the experience even better. There&#8217;s no better meal than a free meal \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26580\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26580\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26580\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572858-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Bahnhof -Weissenbuhl restaurant<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26576\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26576\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_2025-04-25-16-43-53-481_com.miui_.gallery-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Bahnhof -Weissenbuhl restaurant<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: It's interesting how all the residents of Bern swim in Rijeka. I thought all rivers were radioactive like the Sava, but I was wrong. Theirs is clean. I suggested to Thomas that we dive in search of gold bars from World War II. He told me that now is neither the time nor the place for such adventures. He must know where they are, but he's hiding it. That's why the Swiss have them. They pretend not to know, but they know everything.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s interesting how all the residents of Bern swim in their river. I thought all rivers were radioactive like the Sava river in Zagreb, but I was wrong. Theirs is clean. I suggested to Thomas that we dive in search of gold bars from World War II. He told me that now is neither the time nor the place for such adventures. He must know where they are, but he&#8217;s hiding it. That&#8217;s why the Swiss are rich. They pretend not to know, but they know everything.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26578\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26578\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26578\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746381572797-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26578\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Thomas<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a. Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: We toured the upper town, which resembles Zagreb a bit.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We toured the upper town, which resembles Zagreb a bit.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26590\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26590\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532236-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Dear Leader Joe<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26586\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26586\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532205.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532205-235x132.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532205-359x201.jpg 359w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532205-235x132@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a. Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We went for a bite to eat at the Altes Tramdepot pub, below which there is an enclosure with bears, which have their own little forest, a swimming pool, and I was lucky that day to catch them in amorous ecstasy. If this isn&#8217;t the Rocco Siffredi of the bear world, then I don&#8217;t know who is \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bears in love :)\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLiNPQVYLyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: I tried some of their local dishes with bacon and potatoes, but the best for me were the chicken nuggets paired with beer like our Medo Siffredi with a teddy bear. Small beers are 5 CHF, and large ones are 7. It's not too bad. The food here costs from 20 to 40 CHF. The pretzels are excellent, but one costs almost 6 CHF. It's worth coming for the beer, which is top-notch. The haters will say that I've fallen on deaf ears because I don't enjoy lobster and caviar, but I wanted to feel how ordinary people in Bern live, how the suffering people of neutral Switzerland spend their days.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">I tried some of their local dishes with bacon and potatoes, but the best for me were the chicken nuggets. They with beer like our Bear Siffredi with a Lady bear. Small beers are 5 CHF, and large ones are 7. It&#8217;s not too bad. The food here costs from 20 to 40 CHF. The pretzels are excellent, but one costs almost 6 CHF. It&#8217;s worth coming for the beer, which is top-notch. The haters will say that I am broke because I don&#8217;t enjoy lobster and caviar, but I wanted to feel how ordinary people in Bern live, how the suffering people of neutral Switzerland spend their days.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26588\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26588\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532180-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Altes Tramdepot<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a. Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26584\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26584\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746385532147-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Altes Tramdepot<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a. Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: The next day we set off on the road to Lausanne, which is located on the shores of Lake Geneva. Of course, again by train. Thomas works for the Swiss Railways and has a golden ticket (Read: free annual train travel). I don't have a golden ticket, but I know Thomas who pays for the tickets when I visit :) I was focused on some other tickets that were golden in my hands.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The next day we set off on the road to Lausanne, which is located on the shores of Lake Geneva. Of course, again by train. Thomas works for the Swiss Railways and has a golden ticket (Read: free annual train travel). I don&#8217;t have a golden ticket, but I know Thomas who pays for the tickets when I visit \ud83d\ude42 I was focused on my cards that were golden in my hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26594\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26594\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26594\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529798.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529798.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529798-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529798-123x164.jpg 123w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529798-123x164@2x.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26594\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dear Leader Joe<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: Unlike H\u017d, Swiss trains are comfortable and punctual. The best option for transportation, especially if you choose a panoramic train with large glass windows. The view from the train. It reminds me of the Croatian coast.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Unlike Croatian trains, Swiss trains are comfortable and punctual. The best option for transportation, especially if you choose a panoramic train with large glass windows. The view from the train. It reminds me of the Croatian coast.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26602\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26602\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26602\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438970911-700x416.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"416\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26602\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lausanne<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: The only downside is when the sun is scorching. You look like you've been picking cotton on a plantation all day after getting off the train :) A photo from Lausanne, which in 1992 rejected a referendum to host the Winter Olympics, which is strange considering it's home to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Museum, which we didn't visit. We ate a 5-euro scoop of ice cream and took a boat trip to Montreux.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">The only downside is when the sun is scorching. You look like you&#8217;ve been picking cotton on a plantation all day after getting off the train \ud83d\ude42 A photo from Lausanne, which in 1992 rejected a referendum to host the Winter Olympics, which is strange considering it&#8217;s home to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Museum, which we didn&#8217;t visit. We ate a 5-euro scoop of ice cream and took a boat trip to Montreux.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26598\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26598\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26598\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438970886.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438970886.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438970886-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438970886-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438970886-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laussane<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: I asked Thomas to take a photo of me, but to make it look as spontaneous as a miscarriage. Let my white teeth be visible, with the mountains in the background. I'm going to try to print this photo and give it to some grandma to make a beautiful tapestry.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">I asked Thomas to take a photo of me, but to make it look as spontaneous as a miscarriage. Let my white teeth be visible, with the mountains in the background. I&#8217;m going to try to print this photo and give it to some grandma to make a beautiful gobelin.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26592\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26592\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26592\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529818.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529818.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529818-219x164.jpg 219w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529818-219x164@2x.jpg 438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Switzerland &#8211;<br \/>Dear Leader Joe<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We passed through France for part of the drive. The smell of croissants was in the air. If this isn&#8217;t the French part in the photo, pretend it is.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26600\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26600\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529773-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529773-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529773-1-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529773-1-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746438529773-1-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Switzerland<br \/>Foto: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Freddie Merucury je svojevremeno izjavio: \u201cIf you want peace of mind, come to Montreux\u201d. In addition to living in Montreux, he also recorded six albums there with the band Queen, and in 1996 a bronze statue was erected in his honor by the lake, to which fans from all over the world still bring flowers to this day.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26604\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26604\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26604\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456332124-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26604\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montreux &#8211; Freddie Mercury<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had to take a photo with Freddie, even though I risk being deleted from my will because I could be accused of spreading gay propaganda in Cucerje.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26610\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26610\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120779-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montreux<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: Montreux is the Swiss Riviera on the shores of Lake Geneva. A popular tourist destination with numerous hotels, the place was also known for its international jazz festival. Now it is also known in \u010cu\u010derje because the Dear Leader set foot there. I didn't believe that Bern was the capital of Switzerland, nor that Switzerland had palm trees, but the picture doesn't lie.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Montreux is the Swiss Riviera on the shores of Lake Geneva. A popular tourist destination with numerous hotels, the place was also known for its international jazz festival. Now it is also known in Cucerje because the Dear Leader Joe set foot there. I didn&#8217;t believe that Bern was the capital of Switzerland, nor that Switzerland had palm trees, but the picture doesn&#8217;t lie.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26608\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26608\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26608\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120812-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montreux<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26606\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26606\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120760-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120760-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120760-1-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120760-1-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746456120760-1-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Montreux<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: We returned from sunny Montreux to Bern because we had a dinner reservation at the Lotschberger restaurant, which is famous for its fondue. In \u010cu\u010derje, they heard about Fonude as well as Madagascar. Here's a little help from Wikipedia. Fondue - a dish of melted cheese and wine served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) above a portable stove (r\u00e9chaud) heated by a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread and sometimes vegetables or other food into the cheese using a long-handled fork. The Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische K\u00e4seunion) promoted it as Switzerland's national dish in the 1930s.\u00a0 With every bite, Sandija Cenov's song &quot;Kad srce ka\u0111e da&quot; was playing in my head.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We returned from sunny Montreux to Bern because we had a dinner reservation at the Lotschberger restaurant, which is famous for its fondue. In Cucerje, they heard about Fonude as well as Madagascar. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: We returned from sunny Montreux to Bern because we had a dinner reservation at the Lotschberger restaurant, which is famous for its fondue. In \u010cu\u010derje, they heard about Fonude as well as Madagascar. Here's a little help from Wikipedia. Fondue - a dish of melted cheese and wine served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) above a portable stove (r\u00e9chaud) heated by a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread and sometimes vegetables or other food into the cheese using a long-handled fork. The Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische K\u00e4seunion) promoted it as Switzerland's national dish in the 1930s.\u00a0 With every bite, Sandija Cenov's song &quot;Kad srce ka\u0111e da&quot; was playing in my head.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Here&#8217;s a little help from Wikipedia. Fondue &#8211; a dish of melted cheese and wine served in a communal pot (caquelon or fondue pot) above a portable stove (r\u00e9chaud) heated by a candle or spirit lamp, and eaten by dipping bread and sometimes vegetables or other food into the cheese using a long-handled fork. The Swiss Cheese Union (Schweizerische K\u00e4seunion) promoted it as Switzerland&#8217;s national dish in the 1930s.\u00a0 Dinner for Heart Attack \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26612\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26612\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26612\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746457543921.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746457543921.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746457543921-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746457543921-123x164.jpg 123w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746457543921-123x164@2x.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26612\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lotschberger restaurant &#8211; Fondue<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: My steak was a little overcooked even though I said medium rare, but the potatoes were good :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">My steak was a little overcooked even though I said medium rare, but the potatoes were good \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26614\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26614\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26614\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746457543937-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26614\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lotschberger restaurant<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"tw-container\" class=\"nev7se\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-cp=\"1\" data-nnttsvi=\"1\" data-ntl-fpwrite=\"true\" data-sletp=\"false\" data-sm=\"1\" data-ssbp=\"false\" data-sugg-time=\"500\" data-sugg-url=\"https:\/\/clients1.google.com\/complete\/search\" data-uilc=\"hr\" data-vil=\",af,af-ZA,am,am-ET,ar-EG,ar-AE,ar-KW,ar-QA,ar,ar-IL,ar-JO,ar-LB,ar-PS,az,az-AZ,bg,bg-BG,bn,bn-BD,bn-IN,ca,ca-es,cs,cs-CZ,de,de-DE,de-CH,de-AT,de-LI,en,en-US,en-CA,en-AU,en-NZ,en-GB,en-IN,en-KE,en-TZ,en-NG,en-GH,en-PH,en-ZA,es,es-ES,es-AR,es-UY,es-419,es-BO,es-CL,es-CR,es-CO,es-DO,es-EC,es-GT,es-HN,es-NI,es-PA,es-PE,es-PR,es-PY,es-SV,es-VE,es-MX,es-US,eu,eu-ES,fi,fi-FI,fr,fr-FR,fr-CH,fr-BE,gl,gl-ES,gu,gu-IN,he,he-IL,iw,iw-IL,hu,hu-HU,hy,hy-AM,id,id-ID,is,is-IS,it,it-IT,it-CH,ja,ja-JP,jv,jv-ID,ka,ka-GE,km,km-KH,kn,kn-IN,ko,ko-KR,la,lo,lo-LA,lv,lv-LV,ml,ml-IN,mr,mr-IN,ms,ms-MY,nl,nl-NL,nb,nb-NO,ne,ne-NP,pl,pl-PL,pt,pt-BR,pt-PT,ro,ro-RO,ru,ru-RU,si-LK,sk,sk-SK,sr,sr-RS,su,su-ID,sv,sv-SE,sw,sw-TZ,sw-KE,ta,ta-IN,ta-SG,ta-LK,ta-MY,te,te-IN,tr,tr-TR,ur,ur-PK,ur-IN,yue,yue-HK,yue-Hant-HK,zh-HK,zh,zh-CN,zh-cmn,zh-cmn-CN,zh-Hans,zh-Hans-CN,zh-cmn-Hans,zh-cmn-Hans-CN,cmn-CN,cmn-Hans,cmn-Hans-CN,zh-TW,zh-Hant-TW,cmn-TW,cmn-Hant-TW,zh-cmn-TW,zh-cmn-Hant-TW,zu,zu-ZA\">\n<div id=\"tw-ob\" class=\"tw-src-ltr\">\n<div class=\"oSioSc\">\n<div id=\"tw-target\">\n<div id=\"kAz1tf\" class=\"g9WsWb PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"tw-targetArea\" data-entityname=\"Google Translate\">\n<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"text\">\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: A little culture to end the day: The Zytglogge (literally 'time bell') is a famous medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a watchtower, prison, clock tower, center of urban life, and civic monument.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">A little culture to end the day: The Zytglogge (literally &#8216;time bell&#8217;) is a famous medieval tower in Bern, Switzerland. Built in the early 13th century, it has served the city as a watchtower, prison, clock tower, center of urban life, and civic monument.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26645\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26645\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746542248197-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bern &#8211; Zytglogge<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tw-target-rmn-container\" class=\"tw-target-rmn tw-ta-container tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"text\">\n<div id=\"tw-container\" class=\"nev7se\" data-cp=\"1\" data-nnttsvi=\"1\" data-ntl-fpwrite=\"true\" data-sletp=\"false\" data-sm=\"1\" data-ssbp=\"false\" data-sugg-time=\"500\" data-sugg-url=\"https:\/\/clients1.google.com\/complete\/search\" data-uilc=\"hr\" data-vil=\",af,af-ZA,am,am-ET,ar-EG,ar-AE,ar-KW,ar-QA,ar,ar-IL,ar-JO,ar-LB,ar-PS,az,az-AZ,bg,bg-BG,bn,bn-BD,bn-IN,ca,ca-es,cs,cs-CZ,de,de-DE,de-CH,de-AT,de-LI,en,en-US,en-CA,en-AU,en-NZ,en-GB,en-IN,en-KE,en-TZ,en-NG,en-GH,en-PH,en-ZA,es,es-ES,es-AR,es-UY,es-419,es-BO,es-CL,es-CR,es-CO,es-DO,es-EC,es-GT,es-HN,es-NI,es-PA,es-PE,es-PR,es-PY,es-SV,es-VE,es-MX,es-US,eu,eu-ES,fi,fi-FI,fr,fr-FR,fr-CH,fr-BE,gl,gl-ES,gu,gu-IN,he,he-IL,iw,iw-IL,hu,hu-HU,hy,hy-AM,id,id-ID,is,is-IS,it,it-IT,it-CH,ja,ja-JP,jv,jv-ID,ka,ka-GE,km,km-KH,kn,kn-IN,ko,ko-KR,la,lo,lo-LA,lv,lv-LV,ml,ml-IN,mr,mr-IN,ms,ms-MY,nl,nl-NL,nb,nb-NO,ne,ne-NP,pl,pl-PL,pt,pt-BR,pt-PT,ro,ro-RO,ru,ru-RU,si-LK,sk,sk-SK,sr,sr-RS,su,su-ID,sv,sv-SE,sw,sw-TZ,sw-KE,ta,ta-IN,ta-SG,ta-LK,ta-MY,te,te-IN,tr,tr-TR,ur,ur-PK,ur-IN,yue,yue-HK,yue-Hant-HK,zh-HK,zh,zh-CN,zh-cmn,zh-cmn-CN,zh-Hans,zh-Hans-CN,zh-cmn-Hans,zh-cmn-Hans-CN,cmn-CN,cmn-Hans,cmn-Hans-CN,zh-TW,zh-Hant-TW,cmn-TW,cmn-Hant-TW,zh-cmn-TW,zh-cmn-Hant-TW,zu,zu-ZA\">\n<div id=\"tw-ob\" class=\"tw-src-ltr\">\n<div class=\"oSioSc\">\n<div id=\"tw-target\">\n<div id=\"kAz1tf\" class=\"g9WsWb PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"tw-targetArea\" data-entityname=\"Google Translate\">\n<div id=\"tw-target-text-container\" class=\"tw-ta-container tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"text\">\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: For the last day, Thomas suggested we go to the mountains. I told him that Dear Leader doesn't wear sweatpants and that I wasn't equipped for hiking. He said, &quot;Go in a suit. Let everyone see that you're a tycoon.&quot; The decision fell on Pilatus, often called Mount Pilatus, a mountain range overlooking Lucerne in central Switzerland. It consists of several peaks, the highest of which is Tomilshorn (2,128.5 m). There are several different local legends about the origin of the name. One claims that Pilate was so named because Pontius Pilate was buried there. I've heard enough Swiss fairy tales about Bern as the capital, I don't need another one. This is neither the time nor the place for religious mythology.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">For the last day, Thomas suggested we go to the mountains. I told him that Dear Leader Joe doesn&#8217;t wear sweatpants and that I wasn&#8217;t equipped for hiking. He said, &#8220;Go in a suit. Let everyone see that you&#8217;re a tycoon.&#8221; The decision fell on Pilatus, often called Mount Pilatus, a mountain range overlooking Lucerne in central Switzerland. It consists of several peaks, the highest of which is Tomilshorn (2,128.5 m). There are several different local legends about the origin of the name. One claims that Pilate was so named because Pontius Pilate was buried there. I&#8217;ve heard enough Swiss fairy tales about Bern as the capital, I don&#8217;t need another one. This is neither the time nor the place for religious mythology.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tw-target-rmn-container\" class=\"tw-target-rmn tw-ta-container tw-nfl\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"text\">\n<pre id=\"tw-target-rmn\" class=\"tw-data-placeholder tw-text-small tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">The cable car to the top costs 64 CHF per person, but once you get to the top, you realize that the ride is worth every franc. I was \r\nlooking at the mountains, but the other people were looking at me. \r\n\r\nI heard in the background in fluent Chinese: <\/span>\"<span class=\"Y2IQFc\" style=\"font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', 'Bitstream Charter', Times, serif;\">M\u0101m\u0101, m\u0101m\u0101! Zh\u00e8 w\u00e8i chu\u0101n x\u012bzhu\u0101ng de sh\u0113nsh\u00ec k\u00e0n q\u01d0l\u00e1i xi\u00e0ng g\u00e8 d\u00e0h\u0113ng, \u00e9r wo\r\nmen k\u00e0n q\u01d0l\u00e1i xi\u00e0ng l\u00ec d\u00e9'\u011br de h\u00e1iz\u01d0? W\u00e8ish\u00e9me? M\u0101m\u0101: N\u01d0 b\u00e0ba b\u00e8i ji\u011bg\u00f9le, r\u00fagu\u01d2 n\u01d0 b\u00f9xi\u01ceng r\u00e0ng w\u01d2 xi\u00e0ng l\u00edk\u0101i t\u0101 y\u012by\u00e0ng \r\nl\u00edk\u0101i n\u01d0, n\u00e0 ji\u00f9 bi\u00e9 z\u00e0ishu\u014d zh\u014dngw\u00e9nle!\"<\/span><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Translation: <span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Mom, Mom! This gentleman in the suit looks like a tycoon, and we look so poor? Why? Mom: Your dad got fired, and if you don&#8217;t want me to leave you like I left him, Shut the Fuck up!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26621\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26621\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26621\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899202.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899202.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899202-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899202-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899202-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26621\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Dear Leader Joe<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26617\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26617\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26617\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899170.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899170.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899170-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899170-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899170-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26617\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: We went down to the floor below where the Pilatus - Kulm restaurant and hotel is located. Even though it was only 2 degrees outside, we sat on the terrace without jackets and ordered food.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We went down to the floor below where the Pilatus &#8211; Kulm restaurant and hotel is located. Even though it was only 2 degrees outside, we sat on the terrace without jackets and ordered food.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26628\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26628\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025328.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025328.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025328-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025328-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025328-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Kulm<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26636\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26636\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26636\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968256.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968256-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968256-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968256-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Kulm<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26634\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26634\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26634\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968270.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968270-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968270-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968270-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Kulm<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26624\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26624\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26624\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025312.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025312.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025312-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025312-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025312-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26624\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Kulm<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26630\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26630\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26630\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025379.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025379.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025379-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025379-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746521025379-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26630\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Kulm<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: Salmon with potatoes, ravioli, salad, 2 beers and Swiss cream cheese for 111.00 euros. It's cheaper on Sljeme, but we didn't eat beans and sausages. The food was great :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Salmon with potatoes, ravioli, salad, 2 beers and Swiss cream cheese for 111.00 euros. It&#8217;s cheaper in Zagreb, but we didn&#8217;t eat beans and sausages. The food was great \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26632\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26632\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520968242-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Kulm<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: At one point, a crow appeared on the fence. I told Thomas to throw the salt over his shoulder and hop on one leg with his arm outstretched forward. He said he didn't want to act like a swastika. I tried to explain to him in vain that this is how curses are removed in \u010cu\u010derje. A black crow in broad daylight is not a good sign.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">At one point, a crow appeared on the fence. I told Thomas to throw the salt over his shoulder and hop on one leg with his arm outstretched forward. He said he didn&#8217;t want to act like a swastika. I tried to explain to him in vain that this is how curses are removed in Cucerje. A black crow in broad daylight is not a good sign.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26619\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26619\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899191.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899191.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899191-235x157.jpg 235w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899191-252x167.jpg 252w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746520899191-235x157@2x.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: It turned out that crows are much friendlier than I thought, but if we were to go back just a few years, a woman like this would have been burned at the stake for this witchcraft.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">It turned out that crows are much friendlier than I thought, but if we were to go back just a few years, a woman like this would have been burned at the stake for this witchcraft.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26626\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26626\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26626\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot_2025-05-01-20-09-31-012_com.miui_.gallery-edit-1-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26626\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: At the top of the cable car you can also buy some Swiss watches like Omega etc. They give a 5% discount plus tax refund, but Dear Leader can get them cheaper so feel free to contact me :) Almost halfway down, at 1350 meters to be exact, there is the longest summer slide in Switzerland. It was worth waiting in line for half an hour. The ride costs only 10 Swiss francs and is a real pleasure. I felt the wind in my hair as I descended at speed like the best Formula 1 driver. Fast and furious \u010cu\u010derje :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">At the top of the cable car you can also buy some Swiss watches like Omega etc. They give a 5% discount plus tax refund, but Dear Leader Joe can get them cheaper so feel free to contact me \ud83d\ude42 Almost halfway down, at 1350 meters to be exact, there is the longest summer slide in Switzerland. It was worth waiting in line for half an hour. The ride costs only 10 Swiss francs and is a real pleasure. I felt the wind in my hair as I descended at speed like the best Formula 1 driver. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: At the top of the cable car you can also buy some Swiss watches like Omega etc. They give a 5% discount plus tax refund, but Dear Leader can get them cheaper so feel free to contact me :) Almost halfway down, at 1350 meters to be exact, there is the longest summer slide in Switzerland. It was worth waiting in line for half an hour. The ride costs only 10 Swiss francs and is a real pleasure. I felt the wind in my hair as I descended at speed like the best Formula 1 driver. Fast and furious \u010cu\u010derje :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Fast and furious Cucerje \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26639\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26639\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26639\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974797.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974797.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974797-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974797-123x164.jpg 123w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974797-123x164@2x.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26639\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Dear Leader Joe<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26641\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26641\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26641\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974808.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"933\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974808.jpg 700w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974808-540x720.jpg 540w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974808-123x164.jpg 123w, https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746539974808-123x164@2x.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Dear Leader Joe<br \/>Photo: Thomas, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Only the sight of Kendall Jenner can surpass this sight \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_26643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26643\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26643\" src=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1746540235293-700x950.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"950\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-26643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pilatus &#8211; Lake Lucerne<br \/>Photo: Dear Leader Joe &#8211; Dragi Vo\u0111a, Flash.hr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: We went down and said hello to the Chinese women who were with us in the cable car and who remarked that I looked like a Hollywood actor. I thought they had mistaken me for Vin Diesel or The Rock, but they said in fluent Chinese that I reminded them of the younger lead actor from the Prison Break series. I thanked them and told them to give Jackie Chan my best regards. They asked me enthusiastically how I knew him? I replied: &quot;I've seen him on TV in the movies.&quot; We got on the train in Lucerne and went to Zurich to the airport. There I bought a couple of expensive chocolate pralines (5 Chf per bite) which I ate immediately, and I bought something cheaper as a gift for my loved ones in the store. You don't look at the teeth when you give Swiss chocolates as a gift.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We went down and said hello to the Chinese women who were with us in the cable car and who remarked that I looked like a Hollywood actor. I thought they had mistaken me for Vin Diesel or The Rock, but they said in fluent Chinese that I reminded them of the younger lead actor from the Prison Break series. I thanked them and told them to give Jackie Chan my best regards. They asked me enthusiastically how I knew him? I replied: &#8220;I&#8217;ve seen him on TV in the movies.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: We went down and said hello to the Chinese women who were with us in the cable car and who remarked that I looked like a Hollywood actor. I thought they had mistaken me for Vin Diesel or The Rock, but they said in fluent Chinese that I reminded them of the younger lead actor from the Prison Break series. I thanked them and told them to give Jackie Chan my best regards. They asked me enthusiastically how I knew him? I replied: &quot;I've seen him on TV in the movies.&quot; We got on the train in Lucerne and went to Zurich to the airport. There I bought a couple of expensive chocolate pralines (5 Chf per bite) which I ate immediately, and I bought something cheaper as a gift for my loved ones in the store. You don't look at the teeth when you give Swiss chocolates as a gift.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">We got on the train in Lucerne and went to Zurich to the airport. There I bought a couple of expensive chocolate pralines (5 Chf per bite) which I ate immediately, and I bought something cheaper as a gift for my loved ones in the store. i don&#8217;t want to spoil them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: I was surprised by how much I managed to see in just 3 days in Switzerland. If I had traveled by train in Croatia, I could have maybe gotten to Split and back in three days, and even that is questionable. As I said in the title: &quot;Switzerland is not expensive, you are poor&quot;. I honestly thought it would be more expensive, but considering how much prices have gone up here, it wasn't that bad. Croatia always wanted to be Switzerland, it's just that no one explained to us that Switzerland is not in the EU, they don't have the Euro and they are neutral as fuck :)\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">I was surprised by how much I managed to see in just 3 days in Switzerland. If I had traveled by train in Croatia, I could have maybe gotten to Split and back in three days, and even that is questionable. As I said in the title: &#8220;Switzerland is not expensive, you are poor&#8221;. I honestly thought it would be more expensive, but considering how much prices have gone up in Croatia, it wasn&#8217;t that bad. Croatia always wanted to be Switzerland, it&#8217;s just that no one explained to us that Switzerland is not in the EU, they don&#8217;t have the Euro and they are neutral as fuck \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: I was surprised by how much I managed to see in just 3 days in Switzerland. If I had traveled by train in Croatia, I could have maybe gotten to Split and back in three days, and even that is questionable. As I said in the title: &quot;Switzerland is not expensive, you are poor&quot;. I honestly thought it would be more expensive, but considering how much prices have gone up here, it wasn't that bad. Croatia always wanted to be Switzerland, it's just that no one explained to us that Switzerland is not in the EU, they don't have the Euro and they are neutral as fuck :)\">Thank you my friend Thomas for treating me like a king \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p id=\"tw-target-text\" class=\"tw-data-text tw-text-large tw-ta\" dir=\"ltr\" data-placeholder=\"Prijevod\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiV8buhkpGNAxXO_rsIHelrDFQQ3ewLegQICBAV\" aria-label=\"Prevedeni tekst: Author: Josip Novosel aka Vin Diesel for the poor aka Dear Leader, a self-deprecating spell caster from \u010cu\u010derje, a correspondent for the magazine &quot;God save Croatia, I'm going to Switzerland&quot;, a friend of the wealthy, first and foremost a man, and only then a tycoon and Gastro Snob.\"><span class=\"Y2IQFc\" lang=\"en\">Author: Josip Novosel aka Vin Diesel for the poor aka Dear Leader Joe, a self-deprecating spell caster from Cucerje, a correspondent for the magazine &#8220;God save Croatia, I&#8217;m going to Switzerland&#8221;, a friend of the wealthy, first and foremost a human, and only then a tycoon and Gastro Snob.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dearleaderjoe\"><strong>www.instagram.com\/dearleaderjoe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dearleaderjoe\"><strong>www.facebook.com\/dearleaderjoe<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dearleaderjoe.official\"><strong>www.tiktok.com\/dearleaderjoe.official<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A red light went on in the Central Committee of Cucerje (Shithole where my parents live in Croatia). Word got out that the Dear Leader Joe is traveling to Switzerland. The family couldn&#8217;t hide their excitement. Brothers: &#8220;You don&#8217;t have the money for a new Rolex, and we have cheese in Croatia too. Podravec is<span class=\"read-more arrow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flash.hr\/en\/2025\/05\/switzerland-is-not-expensive-you-are-poor\/\" title=\"Read More\">&rarr;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":26593,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2920],"tags":[6489,3791,5219,4936,6487,6488,3968],"class_list":["post-26650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-traveling","tag-bern-en","tag-dear-leader-joe","tag-gastro-snob-en","tag-josip-novosel-en","tag-swiss","tag-switzerland","tag-traveling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Switzerland is not expensive, you are poor :) - Flash.hr<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A red light went on in the Central Committee of Cucerje (Shithole where my parents live in Croatia). Word got out that the Dear Leader Joe is traveling to Switzerland. The family couldn&#039;t hide their excitement. Brothers: &quot;You don&#039;t have the money for a new Rolex, and we have cheese in Croatia too. Podravec is the best&quot; Parents: &quot;Haven&#039;t you already fucked yourself enough with the Swiss franc loan? Why are you doing shit again?&quot; Sister: &quot;Bring me some good chocolate. Not that garbage on sale like last time.&quot; After warm greetings, I got on the plane (400 euros return ticket Zg-Zurich) and headed towards the neutral Switzerland. 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