Summer in the Swiss Alps

I'm not much for those "top ten" lists you see, but the one from Switzerland Tourism is interesting. It doesn't make an attempt to goad you into doing the things that everyone else thinks is popular, so you have an unordered list that starts with eating brunch with Switzerland's farmers, meanders through watching the cows migrate to checking out the “last beer stop before Heaven” – otherwise known as the Monsteiner Brewery in Monstein, Canton Graubünden--and then (for me the "pièce de résistance"):

Witness Swiss wrestling at its best at a “Schwingfest.” Wearing traditional (and sturdy!) clothing, hefty men and women tackle their opponents within small circles of sand. Winners of the larger competitions often receive a cow or a bull as a prize. Yodelers provide musical entertainment between matches.

Of course, your pièce de résistance may be the Matterhorn, also quite a sight.

Check out the whole list: Summer in the remote Swiss Alps

I love the cultural diversity of Europe--there's so many odd and amazing things to see and do. And the dollar is gaining ground, too. You gotta like that.