The annual La Semaine du Goût started today in Switzerland, and runs until 27 September 2009. Each canton offers an uncanny variety of activities for adults and children alike. From tasting workshops and cooking classes, to biodynamic growing techniques and wine making and tasting and even markets: there is truly something for everyone. Just click […]
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Geneva escapes: Paris off the beaten path
Communing with the dead in the catacombs Paris, France (GenevaLunch) – At an easy three and-a-half hour train ride (TGV), or leisurely five hour drive through rolling farmland, Paris should be on your list of weekend getaways if you live in Geneva. My family manages at least two trips a year, usually with visiting friends or […]
Wine and chocolate tasting: summer family outing
Wine and chocolate: a family affair A group of nine Côtes-de-l’Orbes wine producers are presenting their wines at the Caveau de Romainmôtier, along with chocolates from Pascale Philippe’s chocolate shop Passionnément Chocolat in Yverdon-les-Bains. In college I used to buy dark chocolate and a good bottle of Bordeaux and go to the local art cinema […]
New coffee shop with Wifi for your business meetings
Ellen Wallace’s Among the vines blog introduces a new coffee shop on the rue du Stand in Geneva, right in the heart of the banking quarter. It is fully equipped with Wifi, which makes it perfect for your business meetings.
“Our World At War,” 150 Years After Solferino
On display at SIG Gallery, Pont de la Machine, through June 30 and outdoors at Quai Wilson from August 31 – September 20. The “Our World – At War,” exhibit on display at the SIG Gallery, commemorates 150 years of documenting humanitarian disasters and providing assistance, beginning with Henri Dunant’s vivid description of the Battle of Solferino. […]