Six degrees swimming and where to get rid of rubbish and those Christmas trees

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The lake’s temperature was a mere six degrees on Sunday but it didn’t stop quite a few brave souls going for a swim as part of the official inaugaration of the sauna (see post from 2nd January). There were those that swam in regular swimming costumes and those who dressed up to go in the water. The [...]

What do Nyon, Google Earth, and the Amazon Rainforest have in common?

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The answer is Chief Almir from the Surui tribe in Brazil, and Nyon’s Paléo festival. For the past two summers, Chief Almir and some members of his tribe have been invited from Brazil to come to the Paléo music festival. where, with a stand run by the association Aquaverde, they have drawn attention to the destruction of [...]

Lake Cleaning this Saturday

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This Saturday it’s the fourth annual “lake cleaning day“when volunteers and divers spend the day retrieving various objects and artefacts from the water, from various points all along the lake including over in France. Check out the gallery of photos from previous years to see what the volunteers found!

Interested in the Environment or Archaeology?

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Then the two film festivals coming up in Nyon are worth taking a look at. The first is the Festival du Film Vert (Green Film festival) and the second is an film festival on Archaeology. Both festivals include some films in English, or have subtitles in English. The Green film festival is on Saturday 28th [...]