The dry autumn may be hard on our gardens, but you won’t hear grapegrowers and winemakers in Switzerland complaining: 2009 was being praised in early September as a great year for wine, and that was while everyone was still hoping the sunshine would hold out during the grape harvest. It has, making the grape-picking a […]
Cisalpino carries first passengers from Geneva airport to Venice
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – A Cisalpino II train made its maiden Geneva-Venice voyage Thursday October 1, leaving Geneva’s Cointrin Airport at 07:33 and bringing back its first passengers from Venice at 16:20. The trains have been running on the Geneva-Milan stretch since July, on a test basis, and with the positive track record of the […]
Swiss are world leaders – again – for rail miles traveled
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – The Swiss traveled more kilometres on trains than any other nation in 2008: 2,422 kilometres per person. And for the first time ever, the average number of train journeys rose to 50 per person – putting the Swiss in second place after the Japanese, with 71 journeys a year per person. […]
Affordable Asian restaurants in Geneva
It is difficult to find an authentic Asian restaurant in Geneva. Geneva’s Asian population is sparse compared to cities like London, Paris, or San Francisco. But where there is a will there is a way, and Asians always manage to find the authentic restaurants. I’ve jotted down just a few addresses Asians have recommended to […]
Weekend of Swiss clichés
Lausanne/Sion, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Switzerland did its best to live up to clichéd images this weekend. Swiss soldiers were running around in the mountains as part of commando exercises with soldiers from other European countries, the cows came down from their summer pastures in the high alps in many areas – sometimes with garlands and […]