Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Switzerland does it again – the country runs more trains than any other in the world, with 93.8 a day on every line, and on average 12 trains a minute. Japan, number two in the race to see how much rail traffic a country can move, has only 75.3 trains […]
Travels
When I travel, I drink wine. In fact, I usually organize my travels around learning about it because wine isn't a beverage, it's a culture.
TRAVEL / Perfect Swiss Alps winter walk with visiting grandparents, small children
Raron, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Alps in winter means snowy peaks and rosy-cheeked skiers to many of us, but the image doesn’t match everyone’s needs. Photo: (click image to view larger) Raron is mostly flat but narrow old streets leading up to the church have a charming mix of buildings from several periods. […]
FEATURE: James Bond’s gift to the Geneva Motor Show: the water bound sQuba
Photo: the sQuba, on land and sea, ready for its unveiling at the Geneva Motor Show. Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – What the Swiss lack in the way of a major car manufacturer, they make up for in terms of auto design creativity, thanks to Frank Rinderknecht’s Rinspeed company. Its eXasis (image) was the hit of […]
Carnival fete kicks off in Basel
Basel, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – Carnival, the pre-Lenten festival, began at 04:00 in Basel, with the city centre’s lights going out. The city shifts to the rhythms of the marching "cliques" or small groups who celebrate together during the fete, with their pipes and whistles and drums. Ed. note: Carnival is celebrated in various […]
Swiss train stations to stop selling booze after 10
Bern, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – The CFF rail company will stop allowing the sale of alcohol after 22:00 in shops and kiosks, starting 1 April 2008. Bars and restaurants in the stations are not affected by the new rule. The company took the measure independently in order to improve safety and cleanliness in the stations, […]