A couple days ago, we arrived in Zurich,
Switzerland, the land of tax paradises and clean orderly society. The “never-been-bombed”
city was obviously the most civilized and organized place out of all of the
other countries. Citizens are happy with their government and say they have a
good democracy. They have a good democracy but only about 25%-45% of the
population actually votes in regular elections. Or maybe it is because, if they are so satisfied, then why would they go
to the polls? They’re happy if things stay just the way they are! The
country has three parts: the German part, where we stayed, the French part, and
the Italian part. They are all VERY different according to the locals. Not only
are their languages different, they also have very distinctive cultures. The Germans are the most
punctual, while the Italians are not according to the locals. We also went on a
short tour of Lichtenstein, Switzerland’s small neighbor. The miniature country
is most known for being a tax haven for people all over the world. A tax haven
is a country or jurisdiction that “is the existence of a composite tax structure
established deliberately to take advantage of, and exploit, a worldwide demand
for opportunities to engage in tax avoidance,” according to The
Economist. Something I didn’t know at all was that Lichtenstein is the 2nd
richest county in terms of per capita. No wonder they are rich, the entire
population is composed of 56 thousand people and has millions of investors in
the private banks. Because of this, the country brings in a lot of
money. It is also a kingdom with a very old royal family, which is where
the name of the county is derived. Back in Zurich, we visited another modern
art museum and then wrapped up the trip over a lovely dinner.
Each of us went over special times that took place
during the trip and mommy and I concluded that we really enjoyed hanging out on
Bonhofstrasse (awesome shopping street) and Ari and daddy had a lot of fun in
Tivoli gardens in Copenhagen. Not to mention our mutual fun times, like all the
beaches, art, sad history and happy moments that we all shared! Bye Bye for
now! Happy Summer!
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