This year's gathering of Swissmem members at
Appenzell in the summer season was a perfect break before the ITMA takes off in September 2011.
The 67-year-old from
Appenzell canton joined the Federal Council (Swiss coalition Cabinet) in January 2004.
GALL AND
APPENZELL (AND OTHER SWISS BRETHREN CONGREGATIONS)
There were only a few people who disagreed when citizens of
Appenzell Inner Rhodes, a region regarded as a favourite among nude hikers, voted to impose a 200 Swiss franc fine on violators.
The cantons of Uri, Obwaldwen, Schaffhausen, Basel-Landschaft and Solothurn -- as well as French-speaking Neuchatel -- forbid dancing on Good Friday while the puritans of
Appenzell Innerrhoden ban it during the whole of Holy Week.
The beer's original label depicted a harvest scene with a character sitting under a tree smoking a distinctive, traditional
Appenzell pipe.
GRAND TOUR OF SWITZERLAND: Cosmos Tourama (0870 264 6012) offers seven night tour from Aug 5 for pounds 714, incl seven breakfasts, three dinners, and tour director via Bernina Express glacier train,
Appenzell, Vauduz, Gruyere, Interlaken, and Lakes Como and Geneva.
Gallen and
Appenzell, Switzerland, Signer's birthplace).
This has as the effect, for instance, that in a constitutional referendum, the vote of a citizen of the half-canton of
Appenzell (which counts only as a half-cantonal vote) has a value 37 times higher than the vote of a citizen of the most populated canton, Zurich.
For those looking to hydrate with a non-alcoholic beverage, enjoy yourself an
Appenzell Flauder from the beverage section of any local market.