Yesterday Roger and I took a train to St. Gallen, a town whose founding dates back to the 600s AD. Known for its Abbey Library with manuscripts going back to 300 BC and an authentic Egyptian mummy, guests don special felt slippers to see these treasures.
The textile industry was a thriving business in 18th century St. Gallen. 40,000 women worked from home embroidering cotton and muslin. Embroidering machines expanded this industry and by 1913 "embroidering was Switzerland's largest export industry, with St. Gallen accounting for around half of the entire world production of textile" (The ROUGH GUIDE to Switzerland). This is St. Gallen's Textile Museum which was showing a special exhibit called "Secrets" and billed "For Women Only." We did not visit -- but were tempted.
The Euro Soccer Tournament is over. Spain proved victorious but not so the nine bigger-than-life soccer players in Zurich's Central Train Station. Isn't there a proverb that would be an appropriate caption here?
Yesterday Roger and I took a train to St. Gallen, a town whose founding dates back to the 600s AD. Known for its Abbey Library with manuscripts going back to 300 BC and an authentic Egyptian mummy, guests don special felt slippers to see these treasures.
The textile industry was a thriving business in 18th century St. Gallen. 40,000 women worked from home embroidering cotton and muslin. Embroidering machines expanded this industry and by 1913 "embroidering was Switzerland's largest export industry, with St. Gallen accounting for around half of the entire world production of textile" (The ROUGH GUIDE to Switzerland). This is St. Gallen's Textile Museum which was showing a special exhibit called "Secrets" and billed "For Women Only." We did not visit -- but were tempted.
The Euro Soccer Tournament is over. Spain proved victorious but not so the nine bigger-than-life soccer players in Zurich's Central Train Station. Isn't there a proverb that would be an appropriate caption here?
4 comments:
That's going to be a yellow card, for sure.
At least we have something to kick around now. Wait...does anybody have a foot?
That would be from the book of
1 Beckoriah 14:12, "Yeah though I put my nose to the mat, surely a ring of seraphims will surround me."
Blessings--Sue
I think I'm a bit jealous...imagine HAVING to traverse Europe finding fun & interesting places to live!!! I'm hungry for a pretzel and a big, cold beer...
Janice
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