Zurich’s beautiful Christmas markets

Zurich Christmas Markets, Switzerland / Kimberly Sullivan

Last December, my husband and I visited Zurich, Switzerland. It was early December, and the Christmas markets had just been set up. I adore the Christmas markets of northern Europe. I’ve lived in cities in northern Europe and always enjoyed the atmosphere of this season. Although you’ll rarely hear me complaining about Rome, the beautiful…

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Chagall’s splash of color in Zurich’s Fraumünster

Chagall painted glass, Zurich / Kimberly Sullivan

On a recent trip to Zurich, I returned to see the Chagall painted windows I hadn’t seen in years. Russian-Jewsih artist Marc Chagall (Moishe Segal/Mark Zacharovič Šagal, 1887-1985) began a new phase of his career with stained glass and painted windows for churches. Zurich’s Fraumünster church, founded in 853 by Louis the German for his…

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