Enjoy outdoor fondue and renowned regional wines, while watching young walnut-trees being planted. Chance to sponsor your personal tree. Warm clothing recommended. Contact Mill if temperature below zero.
Archives for November 2012
Flights to and from Spain cancelled as Spanish strike
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The arrivals and departures boards at Geneva and Zurich airports say it simply: no flights to and from Spain today, thanks to a general strike in Spain, part of the larger “European Day of Action and Solidarity”. Reuters reports 32 people were arrested early Wednesday morning 14 November. Spain and Portugal are […]
Wine tasters who are depressed may be losing ability to smell
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winemakers, oenologists and serious wine amateurs who suffer from depression may find their health problems compounded by the loss of their ability to smell. New research from the Université François-Rabelais de Tours indicates that people suffering from depression may discover that the loss of their olfactory senses is a sign that they […]
World’s largest mille-feuilles takes Geneva pastrymakers 3.5 hours
Video: Gilles Desplanches on how to make a mille-feuille [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ony7OowG7iE] GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – 1,222 metres long, 4,207 kilos heavy and, ultimately, more than 30,000 slices: Geneva pastrymaker Gilles Desplanches decided to celebrate its 25th birthday in style by creating the world’s largest mille-feuille. Sunday at Palexpo in Geneva the giant pastry was given the […]