GenevaLunch » Events http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 25 May 2012 22:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ Copyright © GenevaLunch 2010 editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) editor@genevalunch.com (GenevaLunch) http://genevalunch.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpgGenevaLunchhttp://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Weekend ski and winter sports report: 23-25 Marchhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/23/weekend-ski-and-winter-sports-report-23-25-march/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/23/weekend-ski-and-winter-sports-report-23-25-march/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:53:29 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=68195 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – This is our last official report for the season, with flowers coming out and trees budding on the Swiss plains. It doesn’t mean, of course, that you have to stop skiing, and if we spot anything of special interest, we’ll post it on GenevaLunch. See details below for the big x-treme event [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2012/03/23/weekend-ski-and-winter-sports-report-23-25-march/feed/ 0 Geneva Escalade: Portguese woman breaks African stringhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/04/geneva-escalade-portguese-woman-breaks-african-string/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/04/geneva-escalade-portguese-woman-breaks-african-string/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:12:55 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=64419 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The pre-Christmas holiday season took off running in Geneva, as it does every year with the traditional Escalade races. The city had relatively clement weather Saturday 3 December for the runs, compared to many years. Snow and sleet were absent and the drizzle wasn’t a freezing one. Ed. note: we’ve created a [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/12/04/geneva-escalade-portguese-woman-breaks-african-string/feed/ 0 Weekend weather, cozy events in the Lake Geneva regionhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/04/weekend-weather-cozy-events-in-the-lake-geneva-region/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/04/weekend-weather-cozy-events-in-the-lake-geneva-region/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 06:32:08 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=63220 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Expect rain this weekend around Lake Geneva, with gentle temperatures of 11-13C and autumn colours remaining unless the rainfall becomes too heavy. Canton Valais will be spared much of the rain, with warm foehn winds blowing hard and raising temperatures to 18-19C. The weekend kicks off the November-December pre-holidays boom in events [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/11/04/weekend-weather-cozy-events-in-the-lake-geneva-region/feed/ 1 Weekend weather, wine festival, Chillon observatoryhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/01/weekend-weather-wine-festival-chillon-observatory/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/01/weekend-weather-wine-festival-chillon-observatory/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:23:41 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=61122 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Temperatures are inching back up this weekend, with highs of 28C expected, but the warmer weather will bring some thundershowers with it in French-speaking Switzerland. Central Switzerland is more likely to be dry and sunny, so if you’re up or hiking, head for Interlaken or Lucerne. GenevaLunch will be publishing some suggestions [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/09/01/weekend-weather-wine-festival-chillon-observatory/feed/ 0 Green green green is the colour of your festivals this yearhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/12/green-green-green-is-the-colour-of-your-festivals-this-year/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/12/green-green-green-is-the-colour-of-your-festivals-this-year/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 21:57:09 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59670 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Are you a gas-burning road hog who loves festivals and concerts? You might have to change your ways this summer, with  environment and sustainable development the buzz words for Swiss festivals.   Montreux Jazz Festival, which runs to 16 July, is the first of the big summer festivals and it provides details [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/12/green-green-green-is-the-colour-of-your-festivals-this-year/feed/ 0 China celebrates 90 years of Communismhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/china-celebrates-90-years-of-communism/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/china-celebrates-90-years-of-communism/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 10:00:12 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=59376 GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Chinese Communist Party was established 1 July 1921 and today is arguably the most successful Communist Party in the world, but it remains subject to heavy criticism from outside the country over several issues. China is celebrating this week with a series of events for the Party faithful as well as [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/07/01/china-celebrates-90-years-of-communism/feed/ 0 Royal wedding watchers pull out the tea mugs in Switzerlandhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/26/royal-wedding-watchers-pull-out-the-tea-mugs-in-switzerland/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/26/royal-wedding-watchers-pull-out-the-tea-mugs-in-switzerland/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:48:03 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=56961 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – For those who can’t get enough of the next royal wedding, the one Friday in London, here are a few details of what to expect if you’re in Switzerland: various private groups will have their own showings, usually in pubs, so beware that your favourite pub, such as the Pickwick in [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/26/royal-wedding-watchers-pull-out-the-tea-mugs-in-switzerland/feed/ 1 Montgolfiades to colour Geneva’s horizon this weekendhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/07/montgolfiades-to-colour-geneva%e2%80%99s-horizon-this-weekend/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/07/montgolfiades-to-colour-geneva%e2%80%99s-horizon-this-weekend/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 09:46:41 +0000 Tara S. Kerpelman http://genevalunch.com/?p=56221 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva’s sunny spring skies will be host to the 5th Geneva International Montgolfiades 8-10 April, when renowned crews from nine European countries will fly their balloons for three days in the event organized by Geneva Tourism and Conventions. This year, new uniquely-shaped balloons will also feature. The International Montgolfiades have been [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/04/07/montgolfiades-to-colour-geneva%e2%80%99s-horizon-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Geneva area events raise funds for Japanhttp://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/24/geneva-area-events-raise-funds-for-japan/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/24/geneva-area-events-raise-funds-for-japan/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 21:54:42 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=55696 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - La Chaîne du Bonheur, a Swiss organization that collects funds for several non-profit aid agencies, has collected CHF5.13 million for Japan in one week, it said Thursday 24 March. The money is distributed to four members of the “chain”: ADRA, the Salvation Army, Caritas and the Swiss Red Cross, all of [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2011/03/24/geneva-area-events-raise-funds-for-japan/feed/ 0 Swiss weekend snow and winter sports, 10-12 December 2010http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/10/swiss-weekend-snow-and-winter-sports-10-12-december-2010/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2010/12/10/swiss-weekend-snow-and-winter-sports-10-12-december-2010/#comments Fri, 10 Dec 2010 13:10:09 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=50998 GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Let is snow, let it snow, preferably on our turf! Frankfurt and Paris were snowed in, but the sad news for skiers in Switzerland 10 December is that the snow that fell last week in the Jura has turned to mud, and the Alpine ski resorts are still waiting for the [...]

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