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A Brief History of Everything a.k.a. Zug, really?
As the title suggests, it is time to address our biggest misfortune a.k.a. moving to Switzerland. This was 100% the least pleasant move in terms of EVERYTHING but we got there in the end. And we ended up ending up in Zug, a place I would not wish on an enemy.
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no idea bar: a cocktail bar that gives
I had my eyes on this bar for a while following their post-holiday reopening updates. They looked like a legit cocktail bar and it turned out to be just right. Minimalist décor, intimate atmosphere and excellent, attentive service elevated no idea bar beyond my expectations.
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Xaloc Tapas Bar: lo siento, perdóname, España
Matas is solely responsible for this. There is no way I would ever suggest going to a tapas restaurant in Zug of all places. But these days I am very easily convinced to try new things and since we will live here we just HAVE TO KNOW and now we now.
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Widder Bar: old school bar with new school people
When you arrive to a new city, you have to start somewhere and our cocktail journey started at Widder Bar. Hailed as another one of Zürich’s institutions, Widder Bar is a weird mix of the old school and the new. Did it end up impressing us though? Let’s see.
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Meating: back to the sad past
Our move to Switzerland does not end with Zürich. The goal is to find an apartment in Zug, the third smallest canton in the country. To this effect, we went on a scouting trip and decided to stop for dinner. A dinner that veritably took us 10-20 years back.
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Wirtshaus Galliker: please save me from myself
I will take a deep breath in, I will hold it, I will exhale and I will introduce you to my first encounter with Swiss food. Needless to say, it was not good. Do you want salty? Because this is how you get salty. But ask yourselves first, are you really ready for it? Leggo.
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Welcome to Switzerland!
I guess it’s no news to anyone that we moved to Switzerland. 2022 was a wild year that took us from Singapore to Spain to Tanzania to Lithuania… and now we are here. Welcome to this particular wild ride: I promise to be your mentally unhinged guide. We start with Italian!