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Valentine’s Day on Lake Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:49:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Special 3-hour evening on the lake on CGN steamboats, departures from Geneva and Lausanne

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Siberian weather sparks frigid flames on Lake Geneva

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:25:36 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Fire death, drunk driver victims, high speed chase part of busy weekend emergency services work GENEVA / LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – A new record low temperature for this winter was set in canton Graubuenden’s Engadine region, in Samedan this weekend: -35.1C. The death toll from the cold in Europe, now estimated to be over 300 people, [...]

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Lake Geneva steamers, ferries reach 2 million mark in 2011

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:41:20 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Highest number since 1964, as steady annual growth continues LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – The CGN boat company carried more than 2 million people on Lake Geneva in 2011, the highest number since the national expo year of 1964, despite the high franc compared to the euro. There were some 100,000 more travelers in 2011 compared to [...]

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Bol d’Or sailing race

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:19:30 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva to the other end of the lake and back, a spectacular race with nearly 600 boats

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Bol d’Or sailors line up for glorious weekend race

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:15:09 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the most beautiful sailing races of the year takes place this weekend, with 500 boats and 3,000 sailors rlunning the Bol d’Or from Geneva to the other end of the lake and back. The race starts Saturday 18 June from the Société Nautique de Genève, with a weather forecast that [...]

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Subs begin nosing around Lake Geneva’s canyons

Ellen Wallace — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:33:26 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – Elemo, short for Exploration des eaux lémaniques (exploring Lake Geneva’s waters) got underway Tuesday, with Russian Mir submersibles heading 200 metres down into the canyons and cliffs of Lake Geneva. The project is based at the EPFL, the federal polytechnic in Lausanne. One of Elemo’s first tests will help researchers to understand [...]

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Summer comes to Lake Geneva: 5 steamers on water as Simplon returns

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 07:35:44 +0000

GenevaLunch.com LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – It’s been 70 years since Lake Geneva has seen five elegant steamboats crossing the lake regularly. The return Sunday 12 June of the Simplon, which has undergone major renovation work, is the latest sign of the CGN’s (Compagnie Générale de Navigation) successful efforts to get more people onto the water in summer. [...]

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Lake Geneva on Kayak

Laila Rodriguez — Fri, 27 May 2011 22:00:00 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Exercise and find-out more about the region through guided nautical tours.

Itching to swim in Geneva Lake

Tara S. Kerpelman — Thu, 12 May 2011 07:09:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - Heat. Sun. Swimming. Summer is here, but so are Geneva Lake’s infamous Cercariae, commonly known as duck fleas. Making an early appearance this year, they have already proven to be a problem, even though they usually appear in warmer water, around 20 degrees Celsius. However, there are several different conditions that [...]

Police find nothing during 2-day search, mother of missing twins faces press (update)

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:03:57 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva / Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Police in canton Vaud say a large-scale two-day search for missing twins Alessia and Livia is over, with nothing found. The search, using 11 dogs from three countries, specially trained to search for dead bodies, turned up no trace of the girls or their father. “The search did not [...]

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