Republished from GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Torches light the lovely 15th-century cobblestone courtyard, once a two- or three-hour carriage ride from Geneva. A hum of voices carries from an open cellar door where soft candlelight offers a glimpse of amphoras and barrels. Upstairs, in a renovated area of the old Grand’Cour château, Jean-Pierre Pellegrin describes […]
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Holidays in Switzerland: traffic jams, extra trains, electric cars
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The CFF rail company is putting on an extra 68 trains to handle extra passengers during the holidays, the company said 17 December. 59,000 extra seats on Swiss holiday time trains The trains will run to cantons Valais and Graubuenden, home to most of the country’s ski resorts. They’ll provide an additional […]
Future travel: more Gotthard trains, Geneva bus & route shifts
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Gotthard tunnel will have an additional train track if the government has its way, and Geneva’s trams and buses will see some routing changes for 2014 as construction starts on the Ceva project. These plus a bid by private investors to back an oft-suggested Lake Geneva crossing project are part of […]
Summer spotlight: Geneva’s Broken Chair
Republished with permission, Talking Beautiful Stuff (view photos larger on original post) By Robin Coupland GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – I cross Geneva on a hot day. I bump into a friend who asks where I am going. I tell him I am heading for Place des Nations to take photos of Broken Chair. “There’s some guy […]
CGN Lake Geneva boat company creates 4 brands for birthday
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The heavy anchor is gone and one that is closer to a smiley face is being sported as part of the new CGN logo that accompanies four clearly delineated new brands and a smartphone app. The new look, business lineup, app and customer service are part of the 140th anniversary celebrations organized […]