National Holiday
The 1st of August is the National Holiday in Switzerland. So, I made sure to be back in Switzerland to celebrate with my family. Usually, we do something outdoors, have a barbecue in the evening and enjoy fireworks at night. This year, my grandmother came over for dinner.
In the days afterwards, I worked from my “real” office. I still have my proper setup at home with my two screens and a proper desk. Fun fact: those 24″ screens are the first ones I got, and they’re still working after 15 years.
Bern, Switzerland
The next day, I took a train and travelled to the capital, Bern. I barely had time to rest. I arrived in Bern already a friend from Germany had arrived there as well. I took an extended weekend off so we could do some hikes and explore. We went into the mountains of the region of Bern. Very touristy places, but because it was not summer break yet, it was not too crowded. We went to Grindelwald and took the cable car to First halfway. From there we continued to hike up. At the end of the cable car there’s a walkway called “First Cliff Walk” – pretty impressive. Another 30-45min hike from that location, there’s a very nice small lake (Bachsee) in the mountains with a beautiful view. Definitely to recommend if you’re ever close by.
After stopping by the office, I went home and saw my family. Also, a couple of packages were waiting for me. My mother was joking that she knew when I was coming if more and more packages were arriving. I ordered a new phone since mine was stolen in Colombia and also a new drone since I wasn’t happy with my DJI Mini, which is a bit too amateur for me, so I replaced it with the DJI Mini Pro.
Bad Ragaz, Switzerland (Homebuilt airplane)
My father had a project in the “garage” for decades – a self-built aeroplane. Now they finalised it, and it’s flying. So I went to the local airport to have a look. It looks pretty, even with the text “homebuilt”. The proud constructor.
Malans, Switzerland (Open Air Malans)
Open-air festivals during summertime are a big thing in Switzerland. There are many local ones, one also close to my hometown. I got asked to create an after-movie for them. I usually don’t do video clips like that, but I accepted since I know the organisers and wanted a new challenge. The event was 2 evenings, and the goal was to release the after movie already the next week. So I was recording on Friday and Saturday and edited on Sunday. I was very happy with the result and we could post the impressions on social media already a couple of days later.