GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Three more days before the grand re-opening of Gare Cornavin, the main train station in Geneva, when its renovated frescos are again on display, new shopping areas and shops will open and most if not all of the new access areas for pedestrians will go into operation. The major renovation of the […]
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Travel alert, Matterhorn Gotthardbahn train crash
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – A delivery car and the Matterhorn Gotthardbahn train crashed Monday morning in the hamlet of Morel. Two people were injured slightly in the accident that overturned two of the three cars that were part of the train. Police and the rail company have not provided details about the cause of the accident. […]
Little Swiss town, famous among pilots, gets a plane
“St Prex” in the A320 fleet might puzzle passengers, but not pilots GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Airline Swiss once named its planes after Swiss mountains, but it recently began to name them after Swiss cities, starting in Vaud with Lausanne, Montreux and Nyon. This week Saint Prex will have a an A320 Airbus named after it, […]
One billion for Lausanne train station upgrade
Swiss to vote in February on financing main hub mega-upgrade GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Lausanne’s train station will need 12 years for a major facelift to its tracks and surrounding areas to be completed, but what an improvement for travelers and for links to Geneva is in the works! The federal government and canton Vaud, with […]
Wine pick: Dom. Piron, beaujolais AOC Morgon 2011
ELLEN’S WINE WORLD / FRENCH WINES – Red wine, French, Beaujolais region. Domaine Piron AOC Morgon 2011 Beaujolais is having a comback thanks to some fine producers, and Domaine Piron is one of them. Beaujolais is two hours from Geneva; if you feel like celebrating the Beaujolais Nouveau on its home territory this weekend, you’ll […]