TY - BOOK AU - Bewes,Diccon TI - Swiss watching: inside the land of milk and money AV - DQ26 B572s 2012 U1 - 914.940474 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Nicholas Brealey Publishing KW - National characteristics, Swiss KW - fast KW - Travel KW - Switzerland KW - Description and travel N1 - Previous ed.: 2010; Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-321); The landlocked island -- Stepping back through time -- In the land of cocks and crosses -- Ask the audience -- Wealthy, healthy and wise? -- War and peace -- Made in Switzerland -- The hole truth -- Where the chocolate comes from -- Climb every mountain -- Seeking Heidi N2 - The country that gave us triangular chocolate and holey cheese. The country famous for its punctual trains and strict neutrality. The country that has yodelling festivals on national television. A revealing journey around Switzerland, showing how the breathtaking scenery shaped the nation and introducing a people with more power than their politicians, who can't speak to each other in one language and own more guns per head than the people of Iraq. Swiss Watching is a light-hearted yet revealing journey around Europe's most individual country. From seeking Heidi and finding the best chocolate to reliving a bloody past and exploring an uncertain future, Swiss Watching proves that there's more to Switzerland than banks, skis, francs and cheese ER -