By Bob Evans GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Winterthur? Isn’t that where the insurance people come from? They have a nice art gallery, don’t they? I heard it was just a suburb of Zurich. You go through it on the train to St Gallen. It’s where Swiss heavy industry got started. It must be pretty grim. Don’t […]
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Grape harvest kicks off – use care on roads!
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND /AMONG THE VINES – The grape harvest begins today in most of Switzerland and you can expect to find secondary roads everywhere slowed by tractors, trailers and other slow-moving vehicles coming and going from the vineyards. Canton Vaud police Monday morning issued a warning to drivers to use care and adapt their speeds […]
Imprisoned by good taste: lunch with police
LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND / EDITOR’S NOTEPAD – The “Semaine du goût” (taste week) at the end of September left many a good meal under our belts, but my personal favourite of the week deserves a special mention and a few photos. I had lunch with the Vaud cantonal police, a guest at their VIP table – […]
La Semaine du Gout
Swiss-wide long week of wonderful food and wine events, some educational, others mainly fun – give your taste buds a treat! We’ll be listing a good selection of the events here.
Summer pauses: pie, brands, chocolate muffins
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – It’s a holiday 15 August in canton Valais and in Evian they are celebrating Liberation Day while up in the Jura they’re celebrating the middle of summer, so you have plenty of excuses to take the day easy. Here are a few suggestions, besides the usual go to the beach or pool […]