GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Get in the holiday spirit with mulled wine, crafts fairs, Santa Claus and… Christmas markets. Here’s a non-exhaustive list with some of the most popular, or well-known Christmas markets and other celebrations around Lake Geneva
Geneva, Lausanne react to terrorist Paris Attacks
For the latest on Geneva’s terrorist threat click here. GENEVA – Swiss border crossings with France are experiencing heavy delays following the terrorist attacks in Paris which have left 129 people dead and 352 injured, 99 of them in critical condition. According to recent news reports, there are delays of up to four hours in the…
If Disney characters came to life, would they come to Switzerland?
MONTREUX – A story in the Travel section of The Telegraph gently reminded me that we are fortunate to live in a land filled with some of the most incredible fantasy-inspiring castles.
Ice skating rinks around Lake Geneva
Updated GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Beat the blues: dust off your skates and head to one of the indoor or outdoor skating rinks around Lake Leman. Season is on now! Ice skating in the city and canton of Geneva:
Find Flea Markets, Brocantes, Trocs, Car Boot and Vintage Sales in Lake Geneva Switzerland
Updated GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Welcome to my ever-evolving list of flea and swap, garage, trunk, vintage and church markets, trocs, vide greniers and brocantes in the Lake Geneva region. Special thanks to Christine Senti Mari Santa Cruz who contributes to this listing on a regular basis.
Looking for a Halloween Costume? Here’s where in Geneva, Lausanne and France
GENEVA, LAUSANNE – If you are still looking for a Halloween outfit, it is not too late. Long gone are the days when finding Halloween items was difficult. As always, thrift stores offer off-the-wall alternatives and nowadays supermarkets also carry a great selection. Here below, find my updated list of other specialty stores. Now, kiddies… trick…
In images: Rhône Reverie (fall in Geneva)
GENEVA – Waking up to a still fall morning in Geneva (in pictures).
UN at Geneva Open Doors Day: peace and peacocks
GENEVA, Switzerland – Jazz, Thai drum dancing and film screenings are but a few of the many activities taking place this Saturday 24 October from 10:00 to 17:00, free of charge, during the Open Doors Day at the UN in Geneva.
Swiss Federal Elections: the Right takes majority of the lower house but how did Geneva vote?
GENEVA, Switzerland – The first round of the Swiss federal elections ended with less than surprising results: the country continues to tilt right with the anti-immigrant and anti-EU Swiss People’s Party (UDC in French/SVP in German) taking 11 new seats in the National Council while the Radical Liberal Party (PLR in French) gained three more spots in the…
Switzerland: Mild earthquake shakes the heart of the Valais
SWITZERLAND – A 3.1 Richter scale earthquake was recorded today at 02:13 in canton Valais, said the Swiss Seismological Service (SED) at ETH Zurich (see map at left in red).
Swiss farmer grows an 800kg pumpkin
GERMANY – A Swiss farmer has won the title of Master Pumpkin Grower after producing an 850kg monster pumpkin, considered the largest in Europe.
The Prehistoric Lascaux Caves in Geneva
GENEVA, Switzerland – It may sound like an oxymoron, but the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux, France are temporarily in Geneva. Of course, I am referring to life-size replicas in exhibition at Palexpo until January 2016.
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