Lake Geneva region, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Roadworks around Versoix on the A1 autoroute (direction: towards Geneva) ended by mid-morning, but traffic has been slowed in both directons by accidents.
Archives for December 2008
Alps closed to trucks as snow continues on south side of Alps
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Snow continued to fall late Wednesday and early Thursday in the Alps, particularly on the southern side, prompting a red alert for truck traffic in some areas where roads have become impassable.
Swiss train travels with Tara: Lausanne to Bern
Other Train travels with Tara Click on images to view larger Introduction: This is part of a series of mini-travel photo stories on Switzerland that will run for several weeks. A very special 16-year-old named Tara takes the train on Saturdays to explore the country where she has grown up. Her mother, GL editor Ellen […]
Thonon and Lausanne get their Navibus
Lausanne, Switzerland and Thonon-les-bains, France (GenevaLunch) – Lausanne-Thonon has just become an easier commute, with the CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation sur le lac Léman) starting regular Navibus service between the two, 15 December 2008.
Swiss food treasures list runs from absinthe to zwieback
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland has just inventoried its food, or at least 404 products that it considers part of its cultural heritage. The joy of eating in Switzerland includes Geneva’s Christmas vegetable, cardon, dried meat from Valais and Rivella and zwieback. Rivella is a commercial brand, but nevertheless a Swiss culinary invention.