Native Eats
Like cereal or oatmeal...but Swiss.
What is muesli?
Davos, Switzerland where Robert grew up is known for this sport.
What is skiing?
The year Greystone was built.
What is 1888-1889?
The capital of Switzerland.
What is Bern?
Adventurous couple Cathy and Robert got engaged and married at this national park.
What is Yosemite?
Theodor Tobler invented this chocolate brand in 1908, which notably comes in the shape of mini mountains.
What is Toblerone?
Robert and Cathy owned the Upscale Downtown Bakery from 1990-1996 in this Sonoma County town.
What is Petaluma?
What the flags in the atrium represent.
What are the major wine growing regions of the world?
One of the most famous and decorated tennis players of all time from Basel.
Who is Roger Federer?
What is windsurfing?
Coming from the French term "to scrape," this ooey gooey dish is served with boiled potatoes.
What is raclette?
Robert's favorite traditional Swiss bread...a festive treat!
What is Stollen?
The year the Loma Prieta Earthquake hit and destroyed the north wing of Greystone.
What is 1989?
This mountain straddles the border between Italy and Switzerland...and is also a ride at Disneyland.
What is the Matterhorn?
Robert hung out here during his young and crazy years growing up in Davos...it's neither Pineapple nor Polar.
What is the Express Bar?
The national dish of Switzerland, comprised of thinly sliced potatoes fried in oil (sometimes eggs, apples, bacon or cheese are mixed in).
What is rosti?
This was Robert's first car in the US.
What is a Volkswagon Bus?
What ICCA stands for.
What is the International Correspondence of Corkscrew Addicts (started by Brother Timothy Diener)?
Neighboring countries.
What are Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein?
Robert traveled this many years when leaving home after his apprenticeship.
What is 5 years?
This bread is traditionally served at the Swiss festival of Bénichon, or the celebration of cows returning from grazing high Alpine meadows.
What is Cuchaule?
Before following the family tradition of baking, Robert considered this career.
What is nuclear scientist?
Greystone's walls are this many inches thick.
What is 22 inches?
Switzerland has this many national languages - name them.
What is 4 (German, French, Italian and Romansch)?
Robert and Cathy hiked to this bucket list item as a celebration of their 30th anniversary.
What is the Annapurna Base Camp in Nepal?