Welcome and Bienvenue to Living in Nyon, a site in English all about living in the town and surrounding area. Articles, news, events, and useful links.
There’s a big demand for places in International schools in the Lake Léman area, so for parents that are looking around at the schools available, here is some info on St George’s School in Switzerland. It has been in Montreux in Switzerland since 1927. It began as an exclusive all-girls boarding school and now the [...]
Competition launched by tourist office with prizes The warm weather is here and it’s great to be able to sit outside on a terrace at a café or restaurant and soak up the sun. We all have our favourite place to do this, but which is yours? The tourist office in Nyon have just launched [...]
In Nyon this Tuesday 26 May, it’s “Neighbour’s Day” when we are all encouraged to invite our neighbours over for a drink to get to know them a bit better. This initiative has been going strong in Nyon for a few years now and many communities have been organising events from the small drinks party, [...]
The politician is Paddy Ashdown who will be speaking on Tuesday, June 2nd at 19:30 about his autobiography, “A Fortunate Life”, highlighting aspects of his varied career as former Royal Marine officer, British party political leader and as someone who held the post of UN High Representative in Bosnia from 2002-2006. See Executives International for [...]
A big thankyou to keen ornithologist Mike Bowman for this post below. There are some interesting birds around this area and Mike has given us an insight into which ones can be seen and where to go to spot them. If you want to know more, Mike is available as a guide, or just as [...]
There’s a great initiative going on this weekend to encourage us to recycle our old mobile phones. If you take your old mobile phone along today, Friday and Saturday 16 May to the recycling point in Nyon in Chemin de Bourgogne 18 (open 08:30 -11:45 and 13:30 – 17:30) you will get a mobile phone [...]
Some latest news is that I am now a regular contributor on World Radio Switzerland on Conor Lennon’s show called “The Wrap”. Each Thursday around 18:10 I will be talking about Expat life and although Nyon will not be mentioned specifically, the issues to do with living here as an expat in Switzerland will probably [...]
If Reggae’s your thing and you are interested in all things Jamaican, then did you know there is a Jamaican Association in Switzerland? Next Saturday 16th there will be a Jamaican party with food over in the Salle Communale in Eysins (just outside Nyon) For more info Tel: 076 575 1109 Below – Recent views [...]
Bike sale Want to sell your old bike or buy a second hand one? There’s a bike sale this Saturday which will take place from 09:00 (09:00 reception of bikes, sale begins at 10:00) and it goes on until 12.00 in Place Perdstemps (Rue Merchandises end) More details here. Gorgeous Gardens Jardins en fete 8-10 [...]
International school in the centre of Lausanne
for 11-18 year olds
September already? where did the year go ? Anyway the good news is that the Living in Nyon column in La Côte starts next week. #
