GUEST post by Shirley Curran A hike in the Jura mountains It is very quiet up on the Colomby de Gex during the week but, today, we saw 13 chamois. It is difficult to know what they are eating on the barren cliff side but they are very busy. The green woodpeckers, jays and cuckoos […]
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Want to eat in an igloo? Go to Cookie in Gryon
I was the first to review David and Anna Jewell’s gem of a restaurant when it opened last November 2008 in Australian fusion cuisine comes to Vaud: Cookie! David and Anna were so thrilled that they sent a copy of the review back home to all their friends and family in Australia. I discovered this […]
Swiss summer traffic: expected heavy traffic routes and times
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The summer travel season begins in earnest 30 June and the Swiss federal government has issued its list of roads and dates when travelers can expect heavy traffic. Les axes routiers et les jours présentant un fort risque de perturbations sont les suivants : Autoroutes Heading south A1 St Margrethen – Geneva, […]
Switzerland to keep five high Alpine airfields, with restrictions
Bern and Sion, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Southeastern Valais will continue to have five small airfields high in the Alps, the Federal Council has decided as part of the country’s sustainable development review of mountain airstrips. Landing and takeoff altitude and seasonal restrictions will be put in place as part of the approval process. The Federal […]
Snowy blanket now for the onions and garlic
We’ve had a metre or so of fresh snow, falling slow and steady. It makes the perfect blanket for my onions and garlic, happily snug on the slope, above the swing, which won’t get much use for several weeks, I think. It’s also very good for the raspberry canes at the top of the slope, […]