Easter Sunday in Switzerland was overcast for the first part of the day in much of the country, but the sun inched its way out. Mid-afternoon, at the Col de la Forclaz that connects Martigny and Chamonix, France, the greening of the valleys was apparent. Martigny and the Rhone Valley are to the left, the […]
Switzerland
Swiss chocolate rabbits go trendy
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Most Swiss media have picked up today on a story by wire service ATS about the changing chocolate bunny population in Switzerland. Holiday chocolates, including those for Easter, make up 4 percent of the 185,000 tons of chocolate Switzerland sells every year. Some 13-15 million Easter chocolate rabbits are produced as part […]
Better mobile connections coming: Geneva-Lausanne and in trains
Geneva and Lausanne, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – Swiss will be doubling the capacity and also the speed of its Internet connection lines in coming months, and enlarging its mobile phone base by 20 percent, it has told TSR. The combination should create a major improvement in mobile phone service, particularly Internet via mobile phone. A […]
Easter traffic: where mortals fear to tread, some fly over or take trains
Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The traditional Easter weekend north-south highway traffic jams have started, but initial reports are that they are less onerous than some years, with a mere 3km backup at the St Gotthard tunnel, heading south, late Thursday afternoon, 9 April. Trains and planes nevertheless are preparing for heavy crowds. TCS, the Swiss automobile […]
Switzerland tells Cisalpino to get trains back on schedule
Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Swiss Transport Office (STO) has told Cisalpino it can continue to operate the Switzerland-Italy train line, but that it must ensure it takes measures promptly to ensure that the trains run on time. The company has been plagued by delays in recent months. The STO in January warned the company […]