GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The CFF rail company is putting on an extra 68 trains to handle extra passengers during the holidays, the company said 17 December. 59,000 extra seats on Swiss holiday time trains The trains will run to cantons Valais and Graubuenden, home to most of the country’s ski resorts. They’ll provide an additional […]
Archives for December 2013
Lake Geneva area pollution levels rise as foggy air sits
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lake Geneva’s winter fog often comes with an unwelcome partner, and pollution levels have been rising this week, with fine air particle levels measured above the accepted limit, set at 50 microgrammes/m3. Geneva’s city centre has been showing fine particles levels above the limit for the past five days and NO2 levels […]
Whisky-lovers triple imports in 20 yrs
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – Britain remains Switzerland’s largest source of whisky, an import market that has tripled since 1992, the Federal Agriculture Office said 12 December. Last year the Swiss imported 4 million litres, more than a drop in the bucket for a nation of 8 million people, some of whom are […]
Holiday cheer this weekend at wineries
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND / AMONG THE VINES – The last shopping weekend before Christmas is a favourite time for stopping by wineries and seeing if there is something for your spouse, best friend or favourite client. Here is my personal pick of cellars that are holding open houses Saturday 14 December, most of them from 10-17:00, […]
Swiss trains: speed controls, safer crossings
Speed checks to be stepped up as part of new safety measures BERN, SWITZERLAND – The CFF rail company is increasing safety systems for several of its regional trains following a fatal crash earlier this year that took the life of a young conductor driving one of the trains. The changes are the result of […]