GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The new Ceva regional rail system under construction in Geneva pulled in close to 18,000 visitors for its weekend open house; the Tribune de Genève carries a photo spread on the new system. Story continues below. The project that will link Cornavin-Eaux-Vives-Annemasse is at the heart of a larger regional project to […]
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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.
“Unusual Lausanne” photo winners named
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The Lausanne Tourism Office has announced the winners of its 2013 photo contest, open to amateurs. The theme of the annual contest was “unusual sights and places in Lausanne”. The wonderful collection of photos can be viewed on the web. Close to 200 amateur photographers took part. Four of the eight winners […]
Apple’s mobile iOS 7 gives up Swiss train clock
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The Swiss train station clock for which Apple reportedly paid CHF20 million (never confirmed by either company) is gone from its new iOS 7 for mobile devices, which the company says it will release 18 September. Apple paid the CFF rail company for a license after it used the 1944 design without […]
Chateau de Chillon’s 20th million visitor expected Friday
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Switzerland’s most popular tourist attraction, the Chateau de Chillon, will welcome visitor number 20 million at some point Friday 13 September. The castle has kept statistics since 1887, a year when 5,000 visitors crossed the threshold. The highest annual figure was in 1990, with 350,000, and since then numbers have remained relatively […]
15 years since Swissair 111 crashed
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Today is the 15th anniversary of the crash of Swissair flight 111 off Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia. CBC in Canada carries a memorial article; the crash later appeared to many in Switzerland as the beginning of the end of the national airline and all that it represented, but it also had […]