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 [...]
From filet de perche and Saucisson Vaudois, to cheese Malakoffs, these are just some of the many local culinary delights that expatriates discover when they move to Vaud. Yet from time to time, expatriates also like a taste of food from their own countries, and for this there are local retail options around to source products from “home”. Firstly, there is My Expat Shop com. This successful online shopping site [...]
Photo above Heidi, a stall holder at the Saturday market in Nyon selling cupcakes. See Heidi Bakery There are two jazz concerts on this weekend in Nyon, the first is tonight Friday the 18th November at 20:30 in the Conservatoire de l’Ouest Vaudois with a performamce by “Antwork”. Click here for more details of this concert. The second [...]
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 [...]
iframe> Yacht race this weekend – Photo above cnp From the 17-19 June, the fabulous yacht race the “Bol D’ Or” will take place on Lac Léman. Yachts begin the race in Geneva on Saturday and sail as fast as they can down to the other end of the lake to Le Bouveret and back again. It’s [...]
Good news for those who need to shop after work during the week, as Nyon shops will now close Monday to Friday at 19:00 (instead of 18:30), and at 18:00 (instead of 17:00) on a Saturday. This new rule came into force on the 1st April. Shops that are exempt from this ruling are boulangeries, ice [...]
Photo above: Overlooking Nyon, taken from the top of the High School Events -Music There is a “Louis Armstrong” night down at the 1306 club tonight the 18th Feb Ruelle de La Poterne. Free entry (hat passed round for artists). See website for more details. Over at La Parenthèse (Grand Rue in Nyon )the French/ Danish duo [...]
Below is an update of recent local news taken from the newspaper La Côte. Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations and a former winner of the Nobel Peace Prize has moved into a house in Founex (just a few kilometres from Nyon). Transport News Eleven public and private transport companies in [...]
Scottish country dancing in Nyon! Time to get the kilt out! # Follow @lifeinnyon
