We can not only create small watches I'm a little bit proud to be swiss http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/06/01/world/europe/ap-eu-switzerland-railway-tunnel.html
An amazing piece of engineering with huge economic significance. Here is a more comprehensive story: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36416506
I've traveled on the Lötschberg car train from Kandersteg to Goppenstein. The Lötschberg, which I think is over 100 year old, is amazing in it's own right. These new base tunnels are absolutely mind boggling. Here is New York City, it has taken 50 years of start/stop/run out of money/ find the money/start again to build a new subway line 1 1/2 miles.
There was an interview this morning with Nadia Innig, the Swiss hausfrau who actually dug the tunnel in her spare time while her children were in school. When asked about the amazing feat, Frau Innig stated, Ja it was a demanding challenge, but I would still do it again, despite the 24 years of hard work she put in.
I've come to the conclusion that the Swiss are good at everything. Watches, cheese, chocolate.....even the women are good looking.
Add "nutty, highly abstract dance celebrations" to the list - these people could give Cirque du Soleil a run for their money!
Switzerland, Denmark, Holland, Scotland, Norway and about a half dozen other RELATIVELY tiny Northern European nations have punched so far over their fighting weight for like the last 500 years that's it's almost beyond the ability of the mind to comprehend. That sentence made me tired... Thank you, small nations full of productive, hard working people. Now go make more superior babies or it's over for you guys and the world will suffer. -Rich
Looks like they made some Mondaine limited edition watches to go with the tunnel. http://shop.mondaine.com/epages/SHO...oducts/Gottardo/SubProducts/A9500.30363.H.SET
Yes watching the news yesterday morning they had some of this live and even the anchors were, in not so many words, saying "WTF?" One compared it to an Olympic Games opening ceremony on a small scale...
I really liked the comment of BBC about the opening ceremony: http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-36428799 "Here are some of the most striking moments from the ceremony - we have tried to explain what is going on as far as possible. It was not always possible."
BTW: The reason why a viewer held a goat in her hands is (as BBC obviously didn't know) the Devil's Bridge Legend. http://www.andermatt.ch/en/erlebnisse/schoellenen/Teufelsbruecke