LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The old bridge over the A9 autoroute at the Vennes junction was destroyed this week in less than 36 hours, all while the 7,300 users per  hour continued to drive on the road. Watch a time lapse video of the demolition. The demolition used a technique called “croquage” in French, where machines […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]