Canada Slim and the Push for Reformation

Zürich, 30 December 2015 Last night (29 December), supper at a Mexican restaurant, followed by the film Carol at an arthouse cinema. Ute (my wife) introduced me to a spot that advertises itself as “the most exciting street to shop in Zürich“, Im Viadukt Markthalle. The railway company had a substantial influence on the city’s urban… Continue reading Canada Slim and the Push for Reformation

Canada Slim and the City of Spirits

Zürich, 29 December 2015: “Zürich´s relationship to the world is not of the spirit, but of commerce.” (Carl Jung) “Not so long ago, Zürich was famed chiefly for being the cleanest, most efficient city in Europe – prim, but devoid of soul.” (Rough Guide to Switzerland) There is the city everyone assumes Zürich to be:… Continue reading Canada Slim and the City of Spirits