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• 🗞️ Grab your coffee and browse these Swiss headlines
• 📸 Where we've traveled in Switzerland this summer + pics
• 👟 The world's longest staircase is in Switzerland

Every morning of my childhood was familiar and comfortable.

☕ It smelled like coffee.

📺 I heard my parents talking to each other with the morning news in the background.

📰 And there were always the familiar extra large pages of the newspaper spread on their laps.

No matter how you read your news Reader, here are a few interesting highlights from recent Swiss news:

• Weather | Why is Switzerland heating up significantly faster than the rest of the world? In fact, MeteoSwiss expects 2026 to be one of Switzerland's warmest years ever recorded. And many towns and villages are limiting water supply this summer.
• Transport | We've noticed the trains have been busier than usual, and this confirms it. (Hot days + crowded trains...hello sweat!)
• Technology | 5 reasons why the Swiss don't want a data center next door.
• Hobby | Ever wondered why Switzerland is so obsessed with shooting guns? (Seriously, there were 100k+ people at the annual Swiss shooting festival.)
• Coffee | This one's for Brett: Switzerland is the second-largest coffee exporter in the world.
• Laws | Is it illegal to flush the toilet after 10pm in Switzerland?
• Climate | Uh oh. Swiss glaciers have already used up their Winter reserves.
• Social | Swiss mothers may be eligible for 6 months of maternity leave.

Where we've been recently

A perk of being one of our 20k weekly readers is that you get to see behind the scenes!

Here's a little roundup of a few places we've been recently:

Niesen

This is the famous pyramid-shaped mountain towering over Lake Thun. We enjoyed the funicular ride, brunch, playground, terraces, and a hike.

And boy oh boy, the views from the top are even better than we remember from our last visit!

Northface Trail

If you want to know which trail we take most of our friends/guests on, it's this one. From Allmendhubel to Mürren or Gimmelwald (often via the Sprutz Waterfall). And a few times a year we go on this hike ourselves just because it's so enjoyable.

By the way, this hike is included in day 5 of our 1-Week Guide to the Jungfrau Region!

Spiez

Picture a quaint town (with awesome cafes and bakeries) dotted with a castle, marina, and giant park, set to the backdrop of vineyards and mountains.

That's Spiez, situated along the train line between Interlaken and Thun, nestled between the mountains and Lake Thun.

Grindelwald Freibad Hellbach

Every week, Jana and Little Aplin go on a Friday Field Trip to somewhere extra fun. And one week we spent the morning at this pool. I loved the big toddler pool (complete with a mini slide), nice green lawn, and homemade cake from the restaurant.

And while Little Aplin splashed, I was definitely gazing up at the peaks!