A few weeks before Swiss Air flew me to Zurich, I read that Switzerland had been anointed "fourth happiest country in the world" by the World Happiness Report. That, and two clever and humorous Switzerland Tourism videos featuring Swiss-born tennis legend Roger Federer, contributed to my decision to spend 10 days there this past May.
The fact that the Swiss are, per capita, the largest consumers of chocolate in the world, at just under 20 pounds per year, certainly helps to generate a lot of happiness — dark chocolate releases the same chemical as does the brain in inducing feelings of love.
Well, I ate a great deal of Swiss chocolate — in no particular order of preference, Lindt, Maison Cailler, Sprungli, Laderach and Oro — and fell in love with Switzerland.
