National galleries of art usually start as the collections of monarchs or high-ranking citizens. When they die of old age, or have their heads chopped off, their paintings pass to the state in what is […]
In England we treat swimming pools shabbily. Snatched from the sunlight we force them to languish inside buildings. Open during the day, they are cruelly shut in the evening when life really begins. Not so […]
Language evolves. Twenty five hours used to be a measure of time, but now it is the name of a chain of design hotels in Europe. The Flaneur was invited to the Zurich branch to […]
Before I went to Zurich I hadn’t realised to what extent the Swiss knew how to party. They keep it quiet, giving the impression all they care about is cheese, chocolate and secret bank accounts, […]
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