By Bob Evans Meiringen, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – High on a bleak crag above this small crossroads town in central Switzerland, a large white X marks a world-famous spot which draws tourists and their cameras from around the globe. Travellers leap from the cable car as it slides to a halt after an 8-minute climb from […]
Eat-me-now apricots brighten Valais roadsides
By Ellen Wallace Saillon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – There are dozens of good reasons to go to canton Valais right now, starting with temperatures that fall one degree for every 200 metres or so of altitude in the Alps. But the best reason for the next week to 10 days is apricots, fully ripe now, with […]
It’s heat wave season – think mint!
Three great ways to cool down with fresh mint By Gillian Rogers Known in Greek mythology as the herb of hospitality, nothing cools and refreshes quite like fresh mint. Mojitos, lemonade, and granitas anyone? Fresh mint granita 2 cups of water 1 cup chopped mint leaves (spearmint works well) 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons lemon […]
Fourth of July: we eat onions!
By Ellen Wallace Independence Day celebrations for Americans are upon us but I’ve now lived outside the US almost as long as I lived there, so the party is not quite as festive or important as it once was. The day has taken on another significance for me: it’s the time when our Alpine garden […]
Bear cubs in Bern charm the crowds
By Tambako the Jaguar on flickr Tambako the Jaguar, a Neuchatel photographer who frequently visits Switzerland’s zoos and shares his beautiful photos of animals on flickr, visited the young bear cubs in Bern last week (18 June). The bears were born in December and are named Urs and Berna, but for now even the Baerengraben […]