Bern, Switzerland (RSR, Fre) – Each person in Switzerland rode 2,009 km on average in 2006, an increase of 80km over 2005, the national transport department reports. We took the train on average 44 times during the year. The country moves ahead of Japan, where passengers ride only 1,950 km a year. And the Swiss […]
Archives for November 2007
Disease-bearer striped mosquito crosses the Alps
Ticino, Switzerland (Information from Le Temps) – The Asian tiger mosquito, easily identified by the white stripes on its back legs and overall small size, has made it over the Alps from Italy and Ticino, which is not good news for human beings in the Lake Geneva region. The insect already lives in France, which […]
Forty tons of onions ready to roll in Bern
Bern, Switzerland (Le Matin, Fre) – A mere 40 tons of onions will be displayed and sold Tuesday in Bern when the city turns itself over to its famous annual onion festival. The number of onions is the same as in 2006, but down from previous, better-harvest years. Thousands of visitors are expected for the […]
Swiss Syrah takes world stage
19 November: Valais vineyards lie below snow-covered Alps. Six of the world’s top-rated Syrah wines are grown in this area (view: Sion/Saviese, click to view larger) Lovers of fine wine have been watching a number of Swiss wines move onto centre stage on a world level, starting with Pinot noirs and now Syrahs, those velvety […]
French-speaking cantons populate new Swiss Tourism board
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Jean-Francois Roth, a politician and former head of canton Jura’s finance department, has been named the new president of the board of Swiss Tourism, the country’s tourism office. He replaces Dick Marty of Ticino, who has held the post for 11 years. Marty must step down under new rules. Three new […]