GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Rail traffic to Zermatt was closed Tuesday morning 4 March until 10:00 following an avalanche between Taesch and the resort. The avalanche went off spontaneously at about 02:00, say Valais police. The road to Zermatt was closed Tuesday morning and has been re-opened only partially for people with permits while the area […]
Archives for March 2014
Most intimate dining room in Switzerland
I paid a visit to Chateau Le Rosey in Bursins today, and was charmed by the entire chateau, but especially by what must be the tiniest, most intimate dining room in Switzerland. The vineyards that sweep down from the forest along the ridge to the chateau are remarkably green for early March.
A woman’s insider look at Napa Valley
I’m ready to head for California after reading this in the Los Angeles Times (and thanks to fellow wine writer Ken Alawine Waggoner for pointing it out), “California: Meet women who run Napa Valley vineyards at their estates”. The pricetag is a little daunting, $3,400 per person and that doesn’t include travel. Makes me think […]
Carnival pulls weekend crowds
Heavy snow in south blocks travelers GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The southern part of Switzerland was recovering Monday from heavy snowfalls in Ticino and parts of Graubuenden, while elsewhere in Switzerland thousands turned out for the craziness of Carnival. Lucerne attracted an estimated 30,000 people to its colourful Carnival parade while 50,000 came out in Sion […]