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.
An eclectic mix of events and information for readers from Tennessee Williams to Expat Clubs, to Health Courses in English! Firstly, the Glass Menagerie by Tennesse Williams will be performed by GEDs ( Geneva English Drama Society) from the 13- 17 March 2012 at the Théâtre du Centre de l’Espérance in Geneva. This play is billed as “a [...]
Take a look at these photos of Nyon taken via a cool app called Paper Camera. See Nyon in a neon light! Photo above taken from the window of the Appunto café in Nyon looking across the street. Photos below taken from the same angle using a different format, followed by photos of the inside of the café and [...]
Every two years the Geneva Writers’ Group hosts a writers’ conference at Webster University in Bellevue (approximately nine miles from Nyon). In 2012 the 8th Geneva Writers’ Conference will take place from February 3- 5 2 and will welcome over two hundred writers from around the world to a weekend of workshops, panels, readings and networking. This conference is led [...]
On Sunday 6th November it’s the Leman Expat Fair. Over 120 Swiss and international businesses and services with experience in serving the English-speaking community will be in one place under the same roof at the Beaulieu in Lausanne. Whether you have just arrived in Switzerland, or have been here for a while, these fairs are a great way of finding out what’s [...]
Tuesday evening in Nyon saw the official launch of the book “Living along Lac Léman”. Thankyou so much to all those who came to the Villa Thomas at the COV for the vernissage/launch. Photos above. Happy book fans! The venue in the stunning lake side setting made it the perfect place to launch the book. It also gave readers of [...]
Here’s a quick round up of local news taken from La Côte newspaper plus events coming up in the region. Drop in CGN passengers numbers due to poor summer weather CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation – the company that run the boats on Lac Léman) announced that due to the bad weather over the summer months, the company saw a drop in its [...]
After a short summer break, Living in Nyon has been taking a look at what’s been happening recently in the local news. Work on Nyon – St Cergue train line La Côte newspaper reports that from Tuesday 16th August until the 28th October, the NStCM train that runs from Nyon to La Cure in France, will not be operating between the [...]
In addition to the big Spring Fair in Gingins on Saturday (see post below), there are lots of events happening around the area this weekend. Caves Ouvertes – Mont Sur Rolle Firstly, over in Mont sur Rolle, it’s “Cave Ouvertes” (Open House ) in over 30 wine cellars on Saturday 21 May from 11:00 -19:00, and Sunday [...]
Photo above: Swiss Quote building in Gland On Tuesday May 17th at 19:00 there will be a presentation by Diccon Bewes, author of “Swiss Watching”, along with Swiss Tourism at Brillantmont International School in Lausanne. A representative from Swiss Tourism will talk about some of the enchanting treasures that Switzerland has to offer. Then, Diccon Bewes will go behind the scenes of his [...]
Holiday apartments, party venues and a reminder of events coming up over the weekend. Also, the pool is now open! If you are short of space at home but would like to invite friends and family from overseas to visit you, why not check out some of the holiday apartments and houses in the area that can be rented [...]
Scottish country dancing in Nyon! Time to get the kilt out! # Follow @lifeinnyon
