Update 12:00 Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The A1 autoroute into Geneva had very heavy traffic Thursday morning, due to a combination of the Geneva Motor Show (Nyon to Geneva tailback) and an accident between Gland and Nyon which blocked the hard shoulder. Traffic was back to normal by noon. For updates, check the […]
Lecture (Fre): birthplace of Chasselas
Title: Lecture (Fre): birthplace of Chasselas Location: Mont-sur-Rolle wine museum Link out: Click here Description: José Vouillamoz of the Uni. of Neuchatel\’s national research centre for plant survival on where Chasselas, the grape for which Switzerland is widely known, comes from, based on genetic studies of over 100 plants in Europe and Middle East. CHF15 […]
Swiss wines get boost at home, abroad
Sierre, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Vinea, a Valais-based association that was created 15 years ago to showcase the wines of Switzerland’s largest wine-producing canton, has grown into a major player in the wine world, far beyond its original Valais borders. Tuesday evening the group gave itself a new structure to better place it to educate the […]
Track any train in Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland – I recently spent a lovely day in Lucerne with a friend of mine. Riding the train in the morning, having a cup of coffee, croissants, enjoying the view and the – excellent – conversation, was a treat! It reminded me of a resource I recently came across: a real-time, train tracker in […]
Driver’s licenses removed for speeding: 17,000 more in 2009
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Drivers age 20-29 have the highest number of people whose licenses were taken away in 2009: 24,858. But drivers over age 50, with nearly 15,000 licenses removed, make up the fastest growing group. Swiss federal road safety statistics were published Tuesday 23 February and they show a 5 percent increase, to […]