Ellen Wallace’s Among the vines blog introduces a new coffee shop on the rue du Stand in Geneva, right in the heart of the banking quarter. It is fully equipped with Wifi, which makes it perfect for your business meetings.
Switzerland
Toward no-smoking restaurants in Switzerland
Ellen Wallace’s post of 26 June 2009 talks about the restaurant smoking ban that came into effect on 1st July 2009 in Valais. Don’t forget that smoking continues on terraces in most all cantons, even non-smoking ones, so if smoking disturbs you, you might want to request a table that is not next to a […]
Mayonnaise in the summer: is it safe?
Is it safe to use mayonnaise in the summer? Is it a myth that we should avoid using mayonnaise on sandwiches and in salads when they are not refrigerated and during hot months when we go on picnics and hiking? Last July, the New York Times reported that the acidic ingredients, such as lemon and […]
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 […]
Foreign tourists loved Switzerland in 2008
Neuchatel, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Foreign tourists continued to visit Switzerland at a strong rate in 2008, despite the start of the economic crisis, spending CHF15.6 billion, up by more than CHF1 million over 2007. The increase of 6.7 percent was offset, for the balance of payments, by a 2.3 percent drop in the amount Swiss […]