#Republic of Switzerland

[rabbitcruiser]

The Republic of Switzerland was formed on March 29, 1798.

[desomnis]

Falcon's Nest

Hřensko, Bohemian Switzerland National Park Czech Republic

by desomnis

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[excuseyoukyofu]

my cheapest sketchbook is a bad place. Have a random dump

[empirearchives]

Some descriptions of Napoleon’s appearance during his 1797 trip to Switzerland:

This is the time in Napoleon’s life when everyone described him as being extraordinarily thin, to the point of almost looking frail.

Here is a bust of Napoleon from 1798, by Louis-Simon Boizot:

Quotes: (source)

Bust: (source)

[flagwars]

Flag Wars Bonus Round

[lewanarta]

Mixed teams presentations part 1 [Planica, 26.02.2023]

[goalhofer]

Every goal of the 2024 IIHF Worlds day 4

U.S.A. vs. Slovakia

#21 Miloš Kelemen (1) Sukel (2), Kudrna (1) 3:17 1st (U.S.A. 0-1 Slovakia)

#79 Libor Hudáček (3) Tatar (1) 11:26 1st (U.S.A. 0-2 Slovakia)

#12 Matt Boldy (1) Hughes (1), Gaudreau (3) 4:48 2nd (U.S.A. 1-2 Slovakia)

#17 Šimon Nemec (1) Fehérváry (1), Pospíšil (2) 7:03 2nd (U.S.A. 1-3 Slovakia)

#64 Patrik Koch (1) Pospíšil (3), Kelemen (2) 8:47 2nd (U.S.A. 1-4 Slovakia)

#57 Shane Pinto (1) Farabee (1), Zegras (1) 4:32 3rd (U.S.A. 2-4 Slovakia)

#7 Braeden Tkachuk (2) Pinto (3) 13:56 3rd (U.S.A. 3-4 Slovakia)

#43 Luke Hughes (2) Sanderson (1) 16:38 3rd (U.S.A. 4-4 Slovakia)

#21 Miloš Kelemen (2) Nemec (2), Pospíšil (4) 3:56 OT (U.S.A. 4-5 Slovakia)

Norway vs. Finland

#27 Oliver Kapanen (4)(PP) Kaski (3) 6:49 1st (Norway 0-1 Finland)

#57 Arttu Hyry (1) Kaski (4), Innala (1) 17:56 1st (Norway 0-2 Finland)

#57 Arttu Hyry (2) Jääskä (1), Innala (2) 0:27 2nd (Norway 0-3 Finland)

#27 Oliver Kapanen (5) Oksanen (4) 10:59 2nd (Norway 0-4 Finland)

#43 Max Krogdahl (1) Johannesen (2) 18:47 2nd (Norway 1-4 Finland)

Switzerland vs. Czech Republic

#21 Kevin Fiala (1)(PP) Hischier (2), Josi (4) 13:36 1st (Switzerland 1-0 Czech Republic)

#93 Matěj Stránský (1)(PP) Špaček (1), Červenka (1) 15:57 2nd (Switzerland 1-1 Czech Republic)

#23 Philipp Kurashev (1)(SO) (Switzerland 2-1 Czech Republic)

Germany vs. Sweden

#65 Erik Karlsson (3) Frödén (2) 2:54 1st (Germany 0-1 Sweden)

#28 Marcus Pettersson (1) Heed (2), Burakovsky (2) 14:52 1st (Germany 0-2 Sweden)

#71 Victor Olofsson (1)(PP) Dahlin (2), Burakovsky (3) 19:57 1st (Germany 0-3 Sweden)

#91 Carl Grundström (1) Dahlin (3), L. Johansson (1) 4:31 2nd (Germany 0-4 Sweden)

#95 André Burakowsky (2) Holmberg (3), M. Johansson (3) 9:22 2nd (Germany 0-5 Sweden)

#83 Leonhard Pföderl (2) Michaelis (3), Ehliz (4) 7:38 3rd (Germany 1-5 Sweden)

#37 Isac Lundeström (1) Karlsson (2), Bengtsson (1) 11:08 3rd (Germany 1-6 Sweden)

[king-a-queen]

Eurovision 2023 pt. 1

pt. 2 | pt. 3

It’s this time of the year again! To honor beginning of Eurovision week here’s my opinion on this year’s songs and my ideal qualifiers at the end. No hate, just positive vibes here, feel free to disagree.

Semi-Final 1

Croatia (Let 3 – Mama ŠČ!) – You either love it or hate it. I personally love it – it’s grotesque, weird, absolutely unique and outstanding. We’ll forget most of song from this Eurovision in few years, but not this one. It shows that there’s not just one way to convey an anti-war message.

Ireland (Wild Youth – We Are One) – Not a big fan of this one. Sounds like it comes from a Disney Channel teen movie. It has a summerish, positive vibe, but that’s about it. Also, the live performance from Irish TV leaves much to be desired.

Latvia (Sudden Lights – Aijā) – At first I wasn’t a big fan of it, but right now it’s one of my faves. The vibe of this song makes me wanna lie on the floor and just become one with this song. And they’re great live performers.

Malta (The Busker – Dance (Our Own Party)) – This song feels like it’s a mix of Daði og Gagnamagnið, The Roop and SunStroke Project. It has its own charm, the staging is eventful and the lyrics are relatable. While it’s not one of my faves, it holds a special place in my heart.

Norway (Alessandra – Queen Of Kings) – Definitely one of the strongest participant this year. The song has everything that Eurovision wants: the strong vocals, the lyrics, the staging, the vibe and the powerful message. My only concern is whether it being a viral is more of an advantage or disadvantage.

Portugal (Mimicat – Ai Coração) – Amazing, vintage, burlesque vibe. Not my favorite, but I really enjoy it.

Serbia (Luke Black – Samo Mi Se Spava) – My number 1 since I’ve heard a few seconds of it on PZE recap. I love the message and the dark, mysterious vibe. It feels like it belong in a trailer of some epic, post-apocalyptic game. I regularly listen to it on repeat.

Azerbaijan (TuralTuranX – Tell Me More) – Do they have a chance? Probably not, but they still bring a great, chill vibe.

Czech Republic (Vesna –  My Sister's Crown) – My Slavic heart loves all of it – the message, different Slavic languages and folklore elements. You don’t get bored listening to it. I just feel, Vesna need to work on their live performance for it to be perfect.

Finland (Käärijä – Cha Cha Cha) – Before Finland’s NF I didn’t get the hype for this song. I found it weird, messy and chaotic. But after seeing live performance and public going absolutely crazy for it, I started to get it. Now it’s one of my favorites. What can I say, it’s crazy, it’s party.

Israel (Noa Kirel – Unicorn) – It’s a great, well-produced song and Noa is a very talented artist. I think it may be one of the dark horses of this year’s comp.

Moldova (Pasha Parfeni – Soarele şi Luna) – I love those ethnic bops. Pasha is a great performer and it sounds absolutely amazing live.

Netherlands (Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper – Burning Daylight) – It’s hard for me to judge it, as I don’t fancy songs like that. I’m not a fan, but good luck to them.

Sweden (Loreen – Tattoo) – In my opinion it’s a bit overrated entry. And before anybody comes at me, I like the song and I know it’s really good. It’s just that it’s absolutely what I expect from Sweden and Loren at Eurovision and I prefer to be surprised. But Loreen is amazing performer and I don’t think that this song would work so well if anybody else without such charisma tried to sing it.

Switzerland (Remo Forrer – Watergun) – A great anti-war ballad. I’m not a fan of ballads, but I think it’s a good one. With great staging, he can do well and I’m sure juries will appreciate it (if he qualifies that is).

My ideal qualifiers (in no particular order): Croatia, Latvia, Malta, Norway, Serbia, Czech Republic, Finland, Israel, Moldova, Sweden

[nichtimhandelerhaeltlich]

Europeans: going shopping in other countries because it's cheaper

[sickofit-all]

Europe was great

[mayday396]

Thoughts of every European Country Part 1:

France

"Paris will forever hate you"

Spain

"I'm sorry Why is everyone so hot?"

Germany

"FUCK THE PAPERWORK"

Switzerland

"I have no Hotel, Imma live outside"

Belgium

"GIMME WAFFLES NOW"

Czech Republic

"I'm sorry Why is Everyone including the Locals Drunk?"

Luxembourg

"This is an Art and Food Paradise...I want to go here"

[empirearchives]

Short video about Napoleon’s impact in Switzerland:

It includes things I forgot to mention in my other post. For example, he introduced the Swiss Franc in 1799, which is still in use to this day. He also introduced freedom of religion. He introduced equality before the law. One really interesting fact from the video: Adrian Vatter, Professor of political science at the University of Bern, said that the Act of Mediation (1803) was actually the birth of modern federalism. It made all the cantons equal for the first time, and each got their own constitution. The cantons remain equal to this day.

André Holenstein, Professor of Swiss history at the University of Bern, said Napoleon “turned the former subject territories into new, sovereign cantons.” So, he was very important in the making of the modern map of Switzerland.

[rhena-caerme]

Hello and welcome! Or good evening Europe good morning Australia :D

It is time for ESC!

I decided to share with you some of my thoughts about today's Semifinal of Eurovision Song Contest 2023.

1.Norway- may have been a technical thing but in my opinion official song sounds better. It was also first on the roster so it can also be that I wasn't used to the sound yet.

2. Malta- a return of a sax guy?

3. Serbia- good old eurovisian vampire. Sadly no burning piano tho.

4. Latvia- it was fine but nothing else I think

5. Portugal- femme fatal in Iberian style. Nice to watch really nice to listen to.

6. Ireland- feel good song. It felt like I could hear him sing even without a mic so kinda sus in my eyes. Not a fan of his outfit.

7. Croatia- again song about a mother. I've heard it somewhere 1.0. Felt like Freddie from a discount store to me. Meh

8. Switzerland- ballad sung by a guy that looks like he's 15 (sorry not sorry I don't know how old is he) BUT I really liked it.

9. Israel- to quote my notes "I don't believe in unicorns but I think I'll start to believe in that one"

10. Moldova- going by the title it's something about the moon. Again quoting myself "pretended shaman and I think I found that fucking unicorn xD"

11. Sweden- I've heard it somewhere 2.0 The mic she had was picking too much of her breathing to my liking. Visually better than musically.

12. Azerbaijan- twins or brothers idk. I've heard it somewhere 3.0 I kinda liked it and was bummed that it didn't make it to the final.

13. Czech- similar to some of he previous entries that Ukraine made. Woman power much but it was a good song

14. Netherlands- I don't have much to say besides that I thought that the guy had some nice scale to his voice

15. Finland- Rave on the scene. Surprisingly I liked it. Weird but good weird. (Beside that human centipede I think I saw there for a second)

All in all most of my faves made it. But I was surprised how many of the songs that I rate very low made it. Then again it's ESC everything is possible.

Still hoping for a burning piano or other good show. I crave chaos

[lewanarta]

Mixed teams presentation [Klingenthal, 01.10.2022]

[goalhofer]

2024 IIHF Worlds Czech Republic Roster

Wingers

#8 Ondřej Beránek (H.K. Energie Karlovy Vary/Havlíčkův Brod)

#18 Ondřej Palát (New Jersey Devils/Frýdek-Místek)

#19 Jakub Flek (H.K. Kometa Brno/Mariánské Lázně)

#25 Radan Lenc (HV71/Mladá Boleslav)

#64 David Kämpf (Toronto Maple Leafs/Jirkov)

#73 Ondřej Kaše (H.K. V.E.R.V.A. Litvínov/Kadaň)

#81 Dominik Kubalík (Ottawa Senators/Plzeň)

#93 Matěj Stránský (Hockeyklub Davos/Ostrava)

#95 Daniel Voženílek (H.K. Oceláři Třinec/Pardubice)

Centers

#10 Roman Červenka (S.C. Rapperswil-Jona/Prague)

#22 Jáchym Kondelík (Motor České Budějovice/České Budějovice)

#23 Lukáš Sedlák (H.K. Dynamo Pardubice/České Budějovice)

#96 David Tomášek (Färjestad Bollklubb/Prague)

Defensemen

#3 Radko Gudas (Anaheim Ducks/Kladno)

#6 David Kempný (H.K. Sparta Praha/Hodonín)

#7 David Špaček (Iowa Wild/Třemošná)

#36 Jakub Krejčík (H.K. Sparta Praha/Prague)

#44 Jan Rutta (San José Sharks/Písek)

#55 Libor Hájek (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins/Býšovec)

#84 Tomáš Kundrátek (H.K. Oceláři Třinec/Přerov)

Goalies

#1 Lukáš Dostál (Anaheim Ducks/Brno)

#34 Petr Mrázek (Chicago Blackhawks/Ostrava)

#50 Karel Vejmelka (Tucson Roadrunners/Třebíč)