Ellen Wallace’s post of 26 June 2009 talks about the restaurant smoking ban that came into effect on 1st July 2009 in Valais. Don’t forget that smoking continues on terraces in most all cantons, even non-smoking ones, so if smoking disturbs you, you might want to request a table that is not next to a […]
Archives for July 2009
Radars: don’t toot, don’t flash and definitely don’t draw signs
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Police in Vaud are using the example of a street artist in Mont-Pelerin to remind motorists that it’s illegal to warn other drivers about radars in the vicinity. A large “radar” and triangle with an exclamation point on the road in Mont-Pelerin is clearly illegal, they say – as is honking […]
Economic gloom bonus: fewer hours spent in Swiss traffic jams
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The number of hours the Swiss spent in traffic jams fell to 10 048 in 2008, the lowest in seven years, the federal roads department says, and this despite a 1 percent increase in traffic on Swiss roads last year. The increase was smaller than in recent years, however, which has averaged 2.4 […]
Mayonnaise in the summer: is it safe?
Is it safe to use mayonnaise in the summer? Is it a myth that we should avoid using mayonnaise on sandwiches and in salads when they are not refrigerated and during hot months when we go on picnics and hiking? Last July, the New York Times reported that the acidic ingredients, such as lemon and […]
CFF rail tickets now available via iPhone
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss rail company CFF has started to sell train tickets via iPhones. The company’s mobile phone sales service was opened in February 2009, but until 6 July has worked only for phones equipped with Java. There is no supplement for tickets bought via iPhone, although users will be billed by their […]