Editor’s note: GenevaLunch is a media sponsor for the event, which takes place in GL’s home town. View our "Moods of St Prex" collection of 50 photos by Ellen Wallace, part of the GL photo album. Photo, left: St Prex’s main street and, through the arches, the roman church: concerts will take place in both […]
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Swiss roads dept. promises to study Vallorbe/Orbe semi-autoroute
Vallorbe and Bern, Switzerland (20 Minutes, Fre) – Federal authorities say that in 2008 they will reconsider the need for a median strip metal divider on the semi-autoroute that runs between Orbe and Vallorbe, although the stretch meets national safety standards. An accident last Friday’ that killed two people is the eighth in six years. […]
INTERVIEW / Patrick Mossu, Geneva’s new Kempinski director
Hats off! post on killing a business hour at the Kempinski Patrick Mossu, general manager, Grand Hotel Kempinski, Geneva "We want to give the hotel back to Geneva," says Patrick Mossu, general manager of the new Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, a five-star hotel which 1 December 2006 took over the old Noga Hilton. "We want […]
Cointrin Airport starts major renovations
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Work began Monday on a two-year major renovation project at Cointrin International Airport in Geneva. the airport, built in 1968, was designed for one million passengers and by 2006 traffic had climbed to two million a year. The terrace and the P9 (La Poste) parking area are now closed due to […]
FEATURE / A year in the life of a vigneron: a time to plant
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a year-long series on the life of a Vaudois winemaker, or vigneron, in the Lake Geneva region. GL follows Raymond Paccot and Domaine La Colombe in Féchy from the 2006 harvest to the next one in 2007. (click on photos to view larger) Féchy, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – […]