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Archives for October 2009

Freight train derailed at Chavorney, trains between Lausanne and Yverdon interrupted

28/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A freight train has come off the tracks in Chavorney, canton Vaud, the Swiss national rail company, CFF, says. No one was hurt in the incident that occurred before 09:00 28 October, but trains between Lausanne and Yverdon-les-Bains have been suspended until further notice.

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: CFF, Chavorney VD, train derailment

Young Schaffhausen winemaker named number one in Switzerland

27/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Stefan Gysel from Hallau, canton Schaffhausen, age 32, has been named the Swiss Winemaker of the Year as part of the Grand Prix du Vin Suisse. A record 2,117 wines were entered, a 15 percent increase over 2008 for Switzerland’s main and only independent national wine competition. This is the third […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Chasselas, Food and Drink, Grand Prix du Vin Suisse, Merlot, Pinot Noir, red, Swiss Winemaker of the Year 2009, Swiss wines, white

Nestlé Lion Crisp PowerBar launched in UK

22/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Bridge2Food reports that the new UK PowerBar Protein Plus 80% Lion Crisp, a protein shake, uses Nestle‘s chocolate and caramel wafers for flavouring. This gives the whey-based shake, a Nestlé brand, a chocolate and toffee flavour and a crunchy texture similar to the popular Lion Crisp, a chocolate-covered wafer bar. Whey-based protein drinks and bars […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: chocolate, Foodie news and events, Geneva, geneve, Lake Geneva, Lion Crisp, low fat, Nestlé, PowerBar Protein Plus, protein drink, protein shake, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, Where to buy it, whey protein

Travelers flock to Geneva airport, so do birds

20/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – British Airways flight A319 turned back Wednesday 14 October after striking a bird at Cointrin Airport while  climbing out of Geneva, reports Aviation Herald, which tracks airline incidents. The crew reportedly landed in Geneva 12 minutes after takeoff, after noticing a burning smell: emergency services were on standby, and the flight […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: bird strikes, birds, Cointrin, Geneva, Geneva Airport, GVA, WHP, Wildlife Hazard Prevention unit

Hilly Lausanne dreams of third Metro underground line

15/10/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The director of Lausanne’s Metro underground system has told Swiss television TSR that a third metro line between the central train station and Blécherette, at the top of the hilly city, is under consideration. The new line would go from the Place du Flon through the St-Roch district, the Palais de […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Blecherette, convention centre, Lausanne, metro, Palais de Beaulieu, Place du Flon, Pontaise, St-Roch, Underground

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