Visiting St. Gallen: Switzerland’s City with a 1300 Year Old Library | 98+ Countries with 3 Kids

Join us as we visit St. Gallen - the Swiss city with one of the oldest libraries in the world!
Founded by Gallus, an Irish missionary monk, St. Gallen is famous for the Stiftsbezirk, also called the Abbey District. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is home to the Abbey of Saint Gall, an 8th-century cathedral with a beautiful baroque library filled with medieval manuscripts preserving more than 1,300 years of history!
A gateway to Mount Säntis and the Appenzell Alps, St. Gallen is packed with numerous heritage sites of national significance and well-maintained museums. Switzerland is known for some of the world’s best chocolates, and St. Gallen is no different. We got to indulge our sweet tooth at the Chocolarium where we sampled chocolates to our heart's content. We even asked the local people why they love Swiss chocolates so much!
We strolled around the car-free streets of Old Town with perfectly preserved medieval houses featuring beautiful oriel windows that decorate the houses. The Abbey Cathedral of St Gall with its ornate sculptures and unique artwork and turquoise color scheme is one of the most amazing grand cathedrals we have ever seen.
The next stop was the Abbey Library of St. Gall. Although we were not able to film inside, the tourism board provided us with some beautiful pictures to include in the video.
St. Gallen is truly an extraordinary combination of culture, arts, history, and nature!
0:00 Intro
1:08 Mt. Säntis
5:53 Lake Constance
7:15 Maestrani’s Chocolarium
11:18 Old Town St. Gallen
12:05 Drone of Old Town 4K
12:53 St. Gallen Cathedral
13:44 Abbey Library
15:35 Roter Plaz
18:18 Three Ponds St. Gallen
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[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

This was from one of our past trips. Just making sure we’re not confusing you...

[@srxanmansuroglu5440]

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[@harrycurrie9664]

Switzerland is beautiful scenery with man made accessories, NZ is beautiful scenery with natures own accessories. :)

[@brinkybrinkz]

Lol! I was wondering that?

[@timarybibi1264]

@Life Happens hello I want to ask if everything is alright? Did u got contact with your son or how is it at the moment?

[@np929]

I live and grew up in St. Gallen. I love this city. We got so many different scenes in this city. I had to laugh a bit when you saw the kids alone on the street. In Switzerland its normal to go all alone in Kindergarden. and on streets. nice to see a different kind of view

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s awesome! It’s a beautiful city. It’s always funny for us to see such young kids walking to school on their own. Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you subscribe to our channel!

[@oritb7048]

You know what? You made my day right now! The situation in Israel is really difficult with the Corona and now that I saw your video, I felt like I was in Switzerland again and I had a lot of fun. As if I was walking with you. I always admire how beautiful you are you look like princesses! Thanks for everything. With much love, Orit.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Hey Orit! That's so sweet. Thanks for the nice comment! We hope you're doing well over in Israel. I know it's so hard in so many different countries and very uncertain times. Sending you our love. ❤️ ❤️

[@oritb7048]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders Thank you so much for answering me !!! You made me very happy! You always make me happy and in this difficult time it is even More important to stay happy so thank you! Enjoy every moment and take care of yourself! Love, Orit.

[@shilohdaum3042]

This was so terrific and helpful, thank you! Here from Lansing, Michigan and heading to Switzerland soon :)

[@Mdsampat]

I’m from Florida USA. I came across your site while planning my trip to Switzerland. You guys make some very cool videos. 👍

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks so much! Glad you are enjoying them.

[@MarcelHardingArt]

such a beautiful country

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Very pretty indeed.

[@user-lm7yp8jx5p]

Thank you very much for your video I really enjoyed it and it was very informative and interesting

[@tahsinozgur8694]

Writing from Turkey and thanking you for taking us to our favorite country (besides our own of course) again. St. Gallen was the first part of Switzerland I had ever seen- I was 8 or 9 and fell in love with the place! I took my wife there thirty years ago and we've been holidaying in that country regularly ever since. My wife and I enjoyed watching your Swiss videos with pleasure and nostalgia, especially poignant in this pandemic year of restricted travel!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s really cool! I’m so glad this is bringing back memories for you. Hope you can get back there in the near future.

[@jaspernotting]

Making me smile looking at you and your 3 girls. Lovely video and I'm watching from Singapore. Visiting St Gallen soon - thanks for highlighting the places of interest

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

You’re most welcome! Soon we will be posting videos from your country and our time there 😉

[@jaspernotting]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders - can't wait to watch your Singapore's video 💖💖

[@sydneydaramy1032]

It's nice to see you guys, not seen you for a long time

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I hope you’re catching up with some of our more recent videos. The girls are all grown up now!

[@funnybones6131]

Wow 🤩 amazing content 👏🏼👌🏼 Switzerland series is turning out to be the by far so far 😁

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I know with these beautiful mountains it’s easy to make stunning videos.

[@cantonctr]

Excellent video. Great Editing. Incredible music woven in with awesome drone footage. Great to hear Tyler. Yummy chocolate for the chocolate connoisseur. Espresso chocolate must be awesome. Mt Santis is beautiful. Marvelous St. Gall Abbey library. Swiss chocolate rocks!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! I’m so glad you enjoyed the tour! Espresso chocolate was the best!!! 😋🙌

[@venturesintoglory5353]

Hey, it was nice to hear Tyler's voice in there for one brief moment. I had been just wondering if he was with you in some of those scenes, so it was nice to know that he was! Steve from Guelph, Canada.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Oh yes...he’s always there. I’m going to get him to do more voice overs in the upcoming videos too. 😉👍🙌

[@karminzangana4110]

Thanks for video.very nice, welcome to St.gallen

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@piushalg8175]

The cathedral actually dates from the 18th century (built 1755 - 1767). It is a substitute of much older buildings. It was mostly built in the roccoco-style, as was the library. The monastery was founded in 711 by st. Othmar. But it was built on the ground of the hermitage of St. Gallus (allegedly a irish monk, maybe he was from what is nowadays France, hence his name Gallus (Latin for Gaul). Gallus came there in 612.

[@venturesintoglory5353]

Love Switzerland! Can't wait to return there again when air travel opens up again!!! Steve from Guelph, Canada.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I know so many people cancelled their trips. I have a friend who is so sad he can’t make it this summer.

[@tinadiggs7456]

Switzerland is so Beautiful!!! I'm going to pay Switzerland a visit!!! Hi Shantel, Angelique, Julia, Chloe and the camera Man!!! Have Fun!!! TFS!!!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks Tina! Glad you enjoyed the tour. ❤️

[@santidonato473]

I will move to St Gallen next week. Thank you for the video!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

I hope you'll enjoy your time there!

[@carlschleicher5516]

Chocolate tour.? That's me all day long. 😃 The views were just breath taking. Thanks.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Glad you liked it!

[@schiess7218]

I live in St Gallen and I can definitely relate to people refusing to get on camera lol. People here are kinda shy, and they'll surely find it awkward if some stranger randomly shows up starting a conversation, even more if it's gonna be on KZbin 😂 2-3 beers will solve it though 😂😂😂 I just subscribed to your channel, see you next time 😁☀️

[@pitbullmom3234]

Beautiful💕

[@nagavaomsk]

Excellent!!!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@billhansen2786]

Mainau in Lake Constance is worth a visit, especially in the spring to see the flowers.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Fantastic! Always nice to see beautiful flowers.

[@srxanmansuroglu5440]

Yes

[@soccer4us]

Always follow your videos ... thanks

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Awesome. Thanks!

[@WanderlustAweSyndrome]

Switzerland is a beautiful country!!!! I can't wait to make a visit out there one day!!!! Does it cost any money to go up the Mt. Santis? If so, how much? Thanks!!!!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah, it's beautiful! The cost to go up is about $55.

[@carni1233]

Wow!!!! So awesome thanks for sharing however it was a bit spooky with Julia on that edge in the mountains it looks like a gravel Trail...... with loose rocks that was very uncomfortable I'm glad you made it down okay.... and as always thanks for sharing

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

We’re glad you enjoyed it! Yeah that walking area was really scary. I can’t believe people actually walk there! 😳😂

[@ezequielcamola9496]

WOW suiza no para de sorprenderme cuanta belleza y encanto ese pais, saludos familia que buen contenido,siempre estoy al pendiente de sus videos.😃

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Muchas gracias! Si, este país es muy bonito!

[@lillieakin-_knighton3410]

Lovely ! I am looking for the village of Achmos

[@waltpartymiller6802]

That was outstanding in its entirety. Fortunate you had some blue sky on the mountain top. Folks were so serious about the chocolate question. Me: "It tastes GOOD!"

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yes! We had the perfect day for going up. It was amazing how the clouds would come by us. It was spectacular! Good answer. 😂😂

[@meg7088]

Wow Switzerland is absolutely breathtaking 😍 Hi 🙋🏽‍♀️ Patton whanau (family) this place is so refreshing, gosh I love the church and library 👌🏽 so beautiful, I'm curious, how high are You and Chloe? that's a loooooong way down.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

It sure is a beautiful country. The mountain top is about 2500 meters or 8200 feet.

[@meg7088]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders That is high wow, I'm going for a walk, run up Mount Edgecumbe ( Putauaki) on Sunday, "depending on weather and it's around the same height, but doesn't look anything like that with cliffs lol thank goodness and sorry I meant Julia 😁.

[@jyotishkasaha4951]

Finally tyler spoke

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

😂😂😂

[@TheSonnybrownsb]

I am from St.Gallen and watching a KZbin Videos from Strangers over St.Gallen.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

It must be funny to see people touring your home city.

[@ZOZOFIT23340]

AMAZIING🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

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[@lillieakin-_knighton3410]

My family is from Achmos .. have you been there? Know anything about it ?

[@alfredovazquez7258]

muy bonito

[@beakytwitch7905]

At that library, look up "Das kleine geschiftesbuch Der huttrische bruder"...

[@oscarwhite1960]

Very nice town, but mountains (0: 45/1: 00) just WoW!🙆‍♂️

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah Mt. Säntis is about 40 mins away and it's spectacular!

[@GopalSingh-ph7sl]

Very nice town

[@fernandomofreita79]

Greetings! Do you have any good travel medical health insurance company suggestions for me that would cover the Covid-19 ? Thank you!

[@antoniomontalvo2999]

Un gran saludo familia ✌🏻️tengo una pregunta dime cuál es el país que sabe mejor el chocolate 😁🍫

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Saludos a ti! Diría que los suizos tienen el mejor chocolate y es por eso que también consumen más.

[@antoniomontalvo2999]

Growing Up Without Borders gracias chicas 🙏🏼👍🏼🤓❤️

[@brinkybrinkz]

Wow! Unbelievable!

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Thanks!

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[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Fantastic!

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[@snpzjake8389]

If you asking a guy from switzerland do you like swiss chocolate it is obviously he does. Soooooo it is a silly question because i am from saint gallen!

[@AdstarAPAD]

That library was the most ornate i have ever seen.. I guess the Swiss have a reputation for being reserved and that showed up when you tried to ask for peoples opinions of Swiss Choc.. I note many of the people who succeeded in interviewing where not native Swiss..

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yeah it wasn’t easy getting anyone to go on video. The library is spectacular!

[@gerdpapenburg7050]

6:30 - kids walking on their own. This used to be the same in Germany until about 10 years ago. Unfortunately the American way of 'helicopter parenting' has swapped over to Germany as it is not seen anymore.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Are you serious? I thought in Germany it would be a little bit more like it is in CH. It's so nice to see children walking to and from school. There's a certain freedom that you feel and also a sense of confidence that the children must get from going out on their own. It would be so nice if this could be the case in other countries.

[@yakutza100]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders It's getting "worse" here too. But as a Parent you can let your kid walk around freely. Cars have to stop at a so called "Zebrastreifen" (Zebra stripes) if there are pedestrians waiting to cross.

[@ArteDibujosLapiz]

😳😃😃

[@johndonnellan8894]

I could not get into the Library since they did not allow you to bring in backpacks. You had to leave them in the floor outside. Now I have been traveling in CH for 20 years and I love the cultural difference between CH and the US. But I just can not bring myself to leave my property unattended or allow my young children to walk unattended like they do there. Just so sad for us.

[@itsjello8815]

Do you speak Swiss German?

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

No not at all. We can only understand a few words.

[@juliocesarmartinezsolis9214]

hi regards to all

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Hello!

[@josesantos3020]

Good.nihtg.family.beautiful.🌹💞💖💯

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Saludos!

[@zebibamen1123]

I live in st. Gallen but i see some place even i don't know ... ya kids go to kindergarden alone its safe contry

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

That’s great. Maybe we showed you something new from your hometown. 😉🙌

[@zebibamen1123]

Ya Thank you i was thinking where to take my kids now i have plan to take them to chocolarum 😊

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Oh yes! They’ll love it!

[@harrycurrie9664]

Watching that walk my feet had the worst bout of tingles. :(

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Us too!! 😳😂😂 I can’t believe people can walk along there without being scared.

[@harrycurrie9664]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders Far worse than taking a bungy jump I reckon . scary scary.

[@danielnogueiradasilvanogue8641]

Ja!zu mich Schweitz Chocolate ist der besser die allewelt..so Schön fantasticks.. Yah to me Schwiss Chocolate is the best of the world..so nice fantastic 🇧🇷🤸‍♂️🚵‍♂️

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Yes 💯!!

[@Jozie88]

Thanks for the video. Its mostly very nice but I have a bit of critique too: claiming that little kindergarden kids crossing streets all by themselves is "something you dont see in any other country in the world" 6:49 is first bold and dishonest, secondly very rude. Sounds like something an American would say. You might want to know that is a default standard of life in every single safe developed country, like in all northern european countries even in the biggest cities. It is a default for kids to walk or bike alone to school and friends houses. Some kids at age of 7 travel hundreds of kilometers alone if they want to. It might even blow your mind to learn that in Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland parents even leave babies alone to sleep outside in strollers. Its safe and healthy to do so. So please do not expect all countries to be as unsafe as the ones you have been in. And please do not make such false statements about other countries. Someone watching your video might even believe you that the safety in switzerland is unique and rare compared to rest of the world.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

Well I wouldn't say this about Mexico, Thailand, Guyana, South Africa etc...If I'm in Switzerland say it's safe, that's because it is. It's not rude if I missed sayign that other European countries are safe... Sorry if it offended you.

[@billhansen2786]

IMHO Swiss chocolate is # 2. Belgian choco is the best.

[@GrowingUpWithoutBorders]

But have you tried Cailler chocolate?

[@billhansen2786]

@@GrowingUpWithoutBorders No, I have not. I would give it a try if it were available here. Milka has a too milky taste. Toblerone has too many nuts.

[@TK_197]

Reply here

[@TK_197]

Thanks for the heart

[@olivermcinerny6566]

Very beautiful place. Very boring place.