GenevaLunch » Lake Geneva area http://genevalunch.com Community Newspaper Online Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:57:55 +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.jpg GenevaLunch http://genevalunch.com 144 144 Community Newspaper Online GenevaLunch GenevaLunch editor@genevalunch.com no no Swiss winter arrives, no doubt about it http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/22/swiss-winter-arrives-no-doubt-about-it/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/22/swiss-winter-arrives-no-doubt-about-it/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:45:14 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=34246 GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Winter arrived in Switzerland 21 December with a screech of cold air accompanied by howling winds and snow in many areas. By Tuesday noon temperatures had risen, but the country remains blanketed in white. Switzerland suffered fewer accidents and other weather-related problems Sunday and Monday, compared to many areas in Europe, [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/22/swiss-winter-arrives-no-doubt-about-it/feed/ 0 Sell or buy a home: timely resource http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/09/sell-or-buy-a-home-timely-resource/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/09/sell-or-buy-a-home-timely-resource/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:36:30 +0000 Marie Joséphine Guillet http://genevalunch.com/?p=33397 GenevaLunch.com Finding a home in Switzerland has never been easy, and the tight housing market in the Lake Geneva region makes it even more difficult. A web site that can might help you is Homes.ch, which has existed for some years, but owner Simon Allen has been adding new functions and marketing it more strongly. The [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/12/09/sell-or-buy-a-home-timely-resource/feed/ 0 Autumn’s gentle start continues: head outdoors this weekend (rain will end)! http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/10/09/autumns-gentle-start-continues-head-outdoors-this-weekend/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/10/09/autumns-gentle-start-continues-head-outdoors-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:03:17 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=29588 GenevaLunch.com 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 [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/07/25/paleo-festival-sa-groove-bhangra-and-silly-antics/feed/ 0 Paleo Festival: Rodrigo and Gabriela, and Karwka http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/07/24/paleo-festival-rodrigo-and-gabriela-and-karwka/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/07/24/paleo-festival-rodrigo-and-gabriela-and-karwka/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:41:55 +0000 Jared Bloch http://genevalunch.com/?p=22998 GenevaLunch.com Nyon, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Fans enjoyed unexpectedly sunny weather Thursday evening at Paleo, in spite of intermittent showers earlier in the day. Apart from a few soggy patches at the concert sites, shows went on without a hitch, and the extra plastic sacs and rain gear packed in, went unused. Mexican virtuosos Rodrigo and Gabriela [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/07/24/paleo-festival-rodrigo-and-gabriela-and-karwka/feed/ 0 Michael Schumacher’s old pad up for rent for cool CHF29,000 http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/06/24/michael-schumachers-old-pad-up-for-rent-for-cool-chf29000/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/06/24/michael-schumachers-old-pad-up-for-rent-for-cool-chf29000/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:00:51 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=20957 GenevaLunch.com Vufflens-le-Chateau, Vaud, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Formula 1 superstar Michael Schumacher has put his house in the Vaud hills above Morges up for rent for a cool CHF29,000, which even in the Swiss housing market is on the high end. And that doesn’t include les charges, such as electricity, for which the amount is not given. [...]

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]]> http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/05/01/lake-geneva-biking-tour/feed/ 0 Soggy weather brings out the worst in us http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/04/27/soggy-weather-brings-out-the-worst-in-us/ http://genevalunch.com/blog/2009/04/27/soggy-weather-brings-out-the-worst-in-us/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 16:16:25 +0000 Ellen Wallace http://genevalunch.com/?p=16030 GenevaLunch.com Lake Geneva region (GenevaLunch) - Meteo Swiss is forecasting more rain for the next two days, so bring out your umbrellas, or do as the weeds do, and just get on with life. Temperatures with highs hovering around 13-14C, but by the weekend it should be warmer and sunnier.

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