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Archives for August 2009

Rain holds off in St Prex for Paris dancers Le Riche, Osta

26/08/2009 by Ellen Wallace

St Prex, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The main street of the medieval village of St Prex  was graced Tuesday night 25 August with star dancers from the Paris Opera Nicolas Le Riche and his wife Clairemarie Osta in Prokoviev’s “Romeo & Juliet” as part of the St Prex Festival. For the second night running the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: ballet, Clairemarie Osta, dance, Lausanne news, music, Nicolas Le Riche, outdoor concerts, Paris Opera, rain, St Prex, St Prex Festival, theatre

Glorious Swiss weekend ahead, but first the hot shower

21/08/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Saint Prex, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Prepare for a weekend of 18-25C temperatures and sunshine alternating with some cloud cover – a change from this week’s sweltering heat, with Geneva recording its hottest day of the year, over 36C, Thursday 20 August. But before the great Saturday and Sunday weather, prepare for late Friday highs […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: events, festivals, free music, Geneva, Geneva news, Lausanne news, St Prex Festival, summer, Switzerland, weather, wine and chocolate

Nyon to be included in Vaud transport system, finally

14/08/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Nyon falls between the cracks when it comes to integrated transportation systems, apparently. Mobilis, a canton Vaud transport network with single payment agreements covering several local systems, has plans to extend its network west to Nyon, and to the Riviera, the north of the canton, and Lac du Joux, by the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Business, Corsier, Epalinges, Geneva, Geneva news, La Rippe, Lake Geneva region, Lausanne, Mobilis, Nyon, public transport, society, transportation integration, Unireso, Vaud news

Fêtes de Geneve finale with a bang

09/08/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – More than 500,000 people turned out for the musical big-bangs end to the 63rd edition of Geneva’s colourful Fetes de Geneve. The fireworks and music display, reportedly the largest in the city’s history, started at 22:00 and lasted for almost an hour. It was a treat! Various pyrotechnical companies competed to […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Fetes de Geneve, fireworks display, Geneva news, pyrotechnics, Sultanate of Oman, Swiss news, Switzerland

Weekend weather in Lake Geneva region, Zurich, Locarno, for fêtes

07/08/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva, Locarno, Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Storms are building up and showers are promised for all areas on Saturday, not the best news for the Street Parade in Zurich or those who like to stroll around Geneve during the Fêtes de Geneve. The good news is that skies should clear, particularly in the west, late […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Fetes de Geneve, fireworks, Geneva, Geneva fair, Zurich Street Parade

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