Laila Rodriguez
This cute vest was the last on the rack. Original price: CHF590 sold for CHF60
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – We all know that comes January stores slash their prices significantly however, I had almost but forgotten that at the Bon Genie store at the Geneva International Airport January means huge discounts on selected designer clothes. The best, is that the store (as all stores at the airport) is open on Sundays from 10:00 until 20:00.
For those new in town, the Bon Genie (or Bongenie Grieder) is a subtle, understated upmarket department store found in several cities around the country. The airport’s BG store works as a “stockout” center during the January and summer sales so you will find one-of-a-kind items that you will not find at the Rue de Confederation store (see left).
Just a couple of days ago I found a great Lanvin dress for nearly CHF100, a beautiful Max Mara dress for CHF80 a SEE by Chloé dress for under CHF200 and other great prices.
Although most of the sizes left are small, there are also a few medium and large sizes left and some men’s clothes as well.
Happy shopping!
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SWITZERLAND – Here’s another resource for those of you who love to eat and make new friends; Colunching. According to their French creators, this is simply “social networking during the lunch break.”
The idea is for “foodies” of all levels, to get together over lunch, weekend brunch or after-work meals, make new connections, or just keep up with old ones.
You can “Colunch” in Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Bern and other Swiss cities. Also, check the activities section of Glocals for lunch and meet groups.
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Geneva, Switzerland – This is our list of useful, non-emergency phone numbers in Geneva and Switzerland. For a list of Geneva and Swiss emergency phone numbers see our Resources Page or read an earlier post of Geneva Living.
If you dial from an-outside-of-Switzerland phone, or from Skype, you may still access some of these numbers by previously adding +41 848 800 to the three digit numbers: Read more…
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Argentinian circus at Bastions Park
Geneva, Switzerland – For the past three weeks, kids and grown-ups who love the circus arts have been gathering at Bastions Park to watch free performances, take free circus lessons, listen to free concerts, and enjoy the weather.
Every Wednesday to Sunday at 20:00 performers from as far away as Australia, Argentina and Japan – as well as from Switzerland and neighbouring France, entertain the crowd at the Park.
Among the jewels who will be performing in the coming weeks are Dutch performers bringing “circus jazz,” Swiss performing contemporary acrobatic dance, mimes from Japan, and a Chilean tightrope-walker who will render his version of a Jean Genet piece on the rope. (See the full program here).
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French jazz artist Manu Katche - Photo ©Visual
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch.com) – Every summer Geneva boasts its own version of the popular Summer Stage in Central Park. The 9-year-old event is called Musiques en été festival, and it features loads of free World Beat music concerts in a park setting.
The free concerts take place at the Ella Fitzgerald stage at La Grange Park, near Geneve Plage, every Wednesday and Friday. The summer series begins tomorrow 7 July and runs until Friday 20 August.
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Romantic couple in Yvoire
Geneva, Switzerland – After much urging from my news editor to change my GL picture, I went searching for a suitable mugshot. Among the gems I found in my personal archives were a few great studio shots, from back in the day when I was reporting for TV – pictures which don’t really suit my Geneva persona however as I am now a decade or so older. And so the search for an up-to-date glamour shot continues.
In the process I may have serendipitously found a solution to my problem.
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Watching movies at the theatre for less - Photo Jared Bloch
Geneva, Switzerland – Here’s a deal for any Orange telephone customer or anyone who has a friend who’s an Orange phone customer: Two people watch a movie on any given Tuesday for the price of one. Now, that’s a deal!
The concept is simple: Pick a movie, send a text message and get one free ticket. Only one person needs to be an Orange customer.
See other great deals to save money at the movies in Geneva.
Let’s go to the movies!
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The time of the year to buy and sell to your heart's content
Geneva, Switzerland – The incredible Sotheby’s sale this past week took most of my shopping attention, but after seeing up close those 6- to 52-carat diamonds and rare watches going for millions of dollars, I decided to turn my short attention span to another kind of more affordable vintage shopping: flea markets.
This weekend 15-16 May, the City of Geneva begins its neighborhood parties and flea-markets labeled under the city-is-yours slogan or la ville est a vous. Anyone who is not a professional seller can go early, throw down a blanket or set up a stall, and sell his/her “own vintage collection” and I mean, anything in your vintage collection. The space is free.
Grottes, first fair:
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Website revamped, more information available
Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman's passport to knowing-it-all
Geneva, Switzerland – Being an expat who knows a lot about Geneva is one thing, being a know-it-all is a whole ‘nother one. For Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman, knowing it – almost – all and putting it in a book came serendipitously around 10pm one night in 1999 while trying to breastfeed her newborn baby.
“I was at home, when someone who I didn’t know called me. He got my phone number from someone else who I didn’t know, and was demanding an answer right there and then to his question . . . demanding me to help him! I hung up and knew I had to do something.”
While most people would simply change their phone number, this American-born, Geneva-raised expat decided to write a resource book instead. And with it, a new Geneva institution was born.
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Picnic, strolling & rollerblading by the lake
Weekend activity in Geneva, strolling by the Lake
Geneva, Switzerland – The nice weather has finally arrived and with it the masses of people strolling by the Lake Geneva shores. This past weekend, thousands of people flocked to the “quais” in Geneva to get some sun, to see and to be seen.
The Bains de Paquis has officially closed the saunas for the season, (although the hammams will stay open through the warmer months), and their swimming season (brr) will soon begin.
With the nice weather the “barcelonettes” have also arrived. The funny-named, ship-container-like outdoor refreshment mobile cafés (whew) were inspired by Catalonian models (thus the name), but minus the vibrant Spanish colors, à la Swiss.