GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A roundup of news from Western Switzerland Monday, shortly after the total eclipse of the “blood moon”, well documented by RTS. Fires in Vaud Firefighters were called to a fire in Pully and another near Rougement, on the Vaud-Fribourg border, over the weekend. The Rougement fire, very early Sunday, appears to have […]
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.
Geneva police campaign targets cyclists
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Seniors and cyclists share the same road space, and those on bikes need to take more care around elderly people. That’s the message police in Geneva want to get out, during a campaign 21, 23 and 25 September. Cantonal and city police plus police in Carouge are out in greater than usual […]
Aerial travelogue, Geneva to London
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I flew to London this week, with an hour and a half to reflect on the great distances between France, at the Swiss border, and England, historically, culturally and politically. Today it takes us only 90 or so minutes and we like the illusion that we all get along; it’s easy to […]
Aerial views, Geneva vineyards
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Flying from Geneva to London on Tuesday the pilot kindly took us over the canton’s beautiful vineyards, first Satigny, a bit of Peney, then Russin and Dardagny, as we followed the snaking river below. The harvest wasn’t yet underway on a large scale, or we would have seen more tractors on the […]
Wine, vineyards, history, future: Morges
Morges will be the place to be this weekend, with a number of wine-related events and activities. Check the calendar on this site for details. The Cidis Cave grand opening of its new vinification facilities is just 3km from the centre of Morges, in Tolochenaz. This is the regional cooperative and if you know anything […]