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EXCHANGES WEEKEND 2021 Text: Stefan Leung | University of Zurich
From 8th to 10th of October 2021, the Exchanges Weekend 2021 (ExWE21) took place. It was held in Marbachegg (Lucerne) with an outstanding view of the UNESCO world heritage “Schrattenfluh”. No surprise that the venue was only reachable by a cable car. With a total of 27 participants, this was one of the first 3G swimsa events which were held in person and without masks. For once, we were able to forget about the whole pandemic and enjoyed a weekend far away from any zoom meetings and computer screens. The event already started on Friday morning, when our international guests from Serbia, Ro mania, Lithuania, Greece and Belgium landed in Zurich. Firstly, we organized a city tour through the old town in Zurich where we ended up on the top of Lindenhof to enjoy the panorama over
the Limmat river. Later, we traveled to Lucerne for a quick sightseeing tour including the famous Chapel Bridge, Lion Monument and the Old Town and of course, our guests did not miss the breathtaking mountain scenery at Lake Lucerne. On Friday evening, we started the Exchanges Weekend with a National Food and Drink Party (NFDP). Delicacies from local places like Basel and Fribourg as well as other European coun tries brought by our international guests were presented on lovely decorated tables. The Orga nising Committee provided enough fondue, cho colates and Rivella for everyone. After the first al cohol-free hour, samples of sweet honey meads and strong Rakija were served by our internatio nal guests as a digestif.
Our international guests on Friday in Lucerne
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