Colombia – At least once a day, my Colombian-born wife will say (usually around breakfast time) “oh what I wouldn’t give for a batido de lulo or curuba” or one of any number of exotic fruits native to her home country. To someone raised in a northern climate, the fruit selection at Migros pretty well […]
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.
A1 autoroute lane shut near Nyon for urgent repairs
Geneva to Lausanne traffic slowed significantly Wednesday afternoon, evening Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The A1 autoroute from Geneva to Lausanne came close to a standstill late Wednesday afternoon thanks to urgent repairs on the Pont de l’Asse bridge, before Nyon. The joints on the bridge were repaired urgently some days ago, and the temporary measure […]
World’s largest airplane touches ground in Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Airbus 380, the world’s largest plane, touched down in Zurich shortly after dawn Wednesday 20 January, to the cheers of a large crowd. The plane had no passengers and was not a commercial flight but rather a test before the plane comes into service at the airport. Singapore Airlines announced […]
Geneva communes fight day parkers with disks
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Commuters who leave their cars on streets in Grand Lancy and Chêne-Bourg for the day while they go to work are likely to find that option disappearing by the end of 2010, or in the case of Grand Lancy, sooner, reports the Tribune de Genève. The city of Geneva is currently […]
Rush hour flows, first day new signage on A1
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Rush hour Monday evening on the A1 autoroute between Morges and Lausanne was a rare sight: traffic flowed, all three lanes of it in each direction. The extra new lanes, which function only when traffic demands it, were open, with new signage working, responding to real time traffic flow. Several months […]