Skatepark inaugurated, La Roulotte opens, La Jetée Bar Opens on the “beach”, Balcony Bar at Base Nyon, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang -musical in English, CGN ferries start Spring schedule, Open Days at Tennis Club and at Music Conservatory, There is a lot on the agenda this month in the Nyon area and many outdoor venues are opening up now that the […]
Lake Swimmers’ Party – Sunday 10th January 2016
New Year Swim in the Lake anyone? For the past few years, the Bains des 3 jetées (the association responsible for various events: the outdoor sauna, full moon parties, rejuvenation of the lake area near the three jettys etc) holds a new year lake swim. This year it will be on Sunday 10th January, the party […]
Guy Parmelin arrives in foggy Nyon
Nyon pulled out all the stops on Thursday to welcome Guy Parmelin, the new elected member of the Federal Cabinet. Mr Parmelin (who lives in Bursins) arrived by train in Nyon in the afternoon. There was a an official welcoming ceremony to greet him with a military parade and a fanfare band, there was even a military flypast to coincide with […]
Learning the language to help your integration into Switzerland
Bonjour, parlez-vous anglais s’il vous plaît? – Learning the language to help integration into Switzerland Here is an excellent article written by Melina Hiralal on learning a language to help integration into Switzerland. She gives tips, hints and advice and recommends a good language learning website. Read on to find out how a recent trip to […]
Film Review: The Laundry Room – Swiss Rules for Washing and Drying
Our second film review comes from writer Trish Thalman, who says this is a “poignant and sensitive film with moments of humour and candour” A film focusing on residents of an apartment building in Lausanne, people dealing with dirty laundry every day, physically and metaphorically. “The Laundry Room” -” La Clè de la Chambre à […]