Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – “Inside Switzerland”, which was started in 2007 as a glossy Swiss-wide magazine providing news and features in English, has ceased publication of both the quarterly print magazine and its online newsletter. The magazine was published by Schweizer and Davies Media in Zurich, which was founded by Jennifer Davies and Sabine Schweizer.
Davies is an arts presenter on World Radio Switzerland.
Editor-in-chief Schweizer notes in her letter to readers that the publication “has not been able to withstand current financial pressures.”
The quarterly print publication sold for CHF35 for four issues before it folded.
Beaver Creek, Colorado, USA (GenevaLunch) - Swiss Graubuenden skier Carl Janka pulled off the unusual feat of winning three events in one weekend at Beaver Creek, adding the giant slalom event Sunday to his Friday and Saturday downhill and super combined wins. The 23-year-old was bowed to by the last man to take three World Cup races in a row, Aksel Lund Svindal, who did it 2.5 years ago.
Swiss Alps: a fine day ahead
Swiss sheep, canton Valais, May 2009, before a summer on top of the mountain
Update 09:00 Saturday 10 October Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The warmest October day since 1910 was a treat earlier this week, with temperatures staying above 10C even at night and rising to 30C (Meteoswiss explains why, in French).
Good weather ahead in the Lake Geneva region
A day of rain in the Lake Geneva area Thursday cooled things down and the leaves have begun to fall, but the weekend promises a good dose of fine weather, mixed with occasional showers. At 09:00 Saturday morning it is raining everywhere in Switzerland, it appears, but the forecasters are still promising it will mostly disappear and we’ll have sunshine: have faith!
It’s relatively warm, with temperatures rising to 18C, perfect for outdoor markets, planting new wild grasses, just reading a suspenseful novel in a sunny spot, cooking up a storm with seasonal foods, or hiking through the vineyards.
What’s on in Geneva and Lausanne, the rest of the region
Sunday is Expat Expo in Geneva, the second of the region’s two big fairs with exhibitors and more, for the English-speaking population. Head out of town, under two hours from Geneva, to watch the sheep come down from the high alps, in Champéry Saturday morning. Head for the circus Saturday night: the famous Swiss Knie circus has started its 2009 programme on the lakefront in Lausanne.
Be sure to check the GenevaLunch events pages for what’s on throughout the region (click on a date on the calendar to see full display).
Title: “Fatal Emploi”, theatre
Location: Coppet
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Description: Murder mystery theatre, in French, tickets CHF95-100
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 09 Oct 2009
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lakefront, Saint Prex, August 2009
Saint Prex, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Prepare for a weekend of 18-25C temperatures and sunshine alternating with some cloud cover – a change from this week’s sweltering heat, with Geneva recording its hottest day of the year, over 36C, Thursday 20 August. But before the great Saturday and Sunday weather, prepare for late Friday highs closer to 30C and local thunderstorms with wind whipping up in some areas. MeteoSwiss map and forecast
Weekend entertainment highlights: St Prex Festival starts, wine & chocolate for the family in Romainmotier and music at dawn in Geneva
This is the final week-end before Vaud students return to school and among the week-end entertainment offers featured on the GenevaLunch events page is the Saint Prex Festival which takes place in arguably one of the prettiest villages along the lake (also the home of GenevaLunch). The festival opens Friday evening 21 August and runs to 29 August.
Title: Summer concerts in Annemasse
Location: Annemasse, neighbouring France
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Description: Every Saturday evening enjoy jazz at the Fantasia Park in Annemasse. The city of Annemasse is only a train stop away from trams 12, 17 and 16 from Geneva. Shows begin at 17:30.
Start Date: 16 Aug 2009
End Date: 29 Aug 2009
Title: Music at dawn
Location: Geneva
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Description: Wake up, early, really early, and head to the Bains des Paquis to listen to music at dawn. The one hour concert begins at 06:00 (6 am that is).
Start Date: 03 Aug 2009
End Date: 13 Sep 2009
Title: The Saint-Germain summer concerts
Location: Geneva
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Description: In the heart of Old Town, a series of free classical music concerts. Every Sunday and Monday through 7 September.
Start Date: 03 Aug 2009
End Date: 07 Sep 2009
Val d'anniviers, Valais, Switzerland (look for the cat's shadow)
Saint Prex, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Saturday 1 August is Switzerland’s national holiday, a time when the Swiss like to return to their families’ hometowns, and with fine weather forecast, expect trains, planes and roads to be busy starting Friday, as people take long weekends off work.
Tips for the Swiss holiday, road alerts, last-minute travel plans
Title: Swiss National Day
Location: Switzerland
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Description: Celebrations of the Swiss National Day are usually organized at the municipal or village level.
The most complete listing of celebrations across Switzerland can be found at the official website of the Swiss National Tourist Office. Many events are posted in English but you’ll find more events if you search in French or German.
Find out how the Swiss celebrate it and why in GenevaLunch’s news section.
Enjoy the holiday.
Date: 01 Aug 2009
© Paleo Festival
Vernier, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Major sports and cultural events draw 9 million people each year in Switzerland and can have an important negative impact on the environment, says the Swiss section of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), in a report released 24 June. Events such as Nyon’s Paleo Festival and the ski marathon in Engadin, canton Grisons, make a concerted effort to reduce that impact, the report says. They encourage public transport to the venue, use power from renewable sources, provide bio-degradable containers for food, and bio foods among other things. Other events that come at the top of the list of the ecologically-minded are the St. Gallen Openair, the Lucerne marathon, and the OrangeCinema in Bern, Basel, and Zurich. The Orange openair cinema in Geneva’s Genève-Plage area was not evaluated because they did not reply to the questionaire sent out to the event organizers, Walter Vetterli, spokesperson of WWF, Switzerland told GenevaLunch.
