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Finn is bearing up well

12/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Winter may not appear to be the ideal time to visit bears at parks, given their reputation for hibernating, but this is not stopping tourists from streaming to see the new bear park in Bern, which opened in late October 2009. Finn, a young male bear recovering after he was shot […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: bear park, bear pit, Bern, Dmitry Medvedev, Finn, new, riverfront, society, Switzerland, visitors, walk

Geneva’s Cornavin train station: 3-year facelift begins

12/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Update with artist’s drawings, video link Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva’s Cornavin station begins a major renovation programme next Tuesday, 18 January. Work will begin on the west entry hall and the ground floor of the station. Access from the west end of the station to tracks 1 and 2 will be changed and new […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: access, Bernex tram terminus, Business, construction, Gare Cornavin, Geneva, modernization, renovation, repairs, society, Switzerland

TPG gets tougher on those who don’t pay

17/09/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Transports Publics Genevois (TPG) say that it is getting serious about people who don’t pay for public transportation. The company has added eight new inspectors to the 54 it already has, is increasing the frequency of its ticket controls on board Geneva’s buses and trams, and the fines are going […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: controls, fines, Geneva, inspectors, pubnlic Transport, revenues, society, tickets, TPG

Swiss grape harvest begins, with 2009 promising to be a great year

17/09/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Geneva/Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The grape harvest of 2009 has wine producers in Switzerland smiling, even though grape picking begins in earnest in Valais, the early starter and the largest wine-producing canton, only this weekend. It has been an excellent year for growers, comparable to 2005, one of the best years on record, say growers: […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: 2009 harvest, Food and Drink, Geneva, grapes, Lausanne, Neuchatel, picking, Sion, society, Swiss wine, Swiss wine producers, Valais, Vaud, vendange, winemakers

Nyon to be included in Vaud transport system, finally

14/08/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Nyon falls between the cracks when it comes to integrated transportation systems, apparently. Mobilis, a canton Vaud transport network with single payment agreements covering several local systems, has plans to extend its network west to Nyon, and to the Riviera, the north of the canton, and Lac du Joux, by the […]

Filed Under: Travels Tagged With: Business, Corsier, Epalinges, Geneva, Geneva news, La Rippe, Lake Geneva region, Lausanne, Mobilis, Nyon, public transport, society, transportation integration, Unireso, Vaud news

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