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Looking at the Lynx and Spotting the Sleeping Fox at La Garenne

October 15, 2017 by Catherine

Looking at the Lynx and Spotting the Sleeping Fox at La Garenne

The Autumn colours of the trees around Nyon are particularly lovely at the moment although the golden browns and yellows of the ground leaves can make it tricky to see the lynx at La Garenne as they are very well camouflaged.  However, if you look carefully you can spot them and they are a delight to see, particularly the two […]

Filed Under: Families, Nature/Outdoor activities Tagged With: family activity vaud, Le Vaud, lynx, Nyon, Switzerland, zoo de la garenne

Ideas for activities in Nyon and surrounding area – 25th to 31st May

May 24, 2017 by Catherine

Ideas for activities in Nyon and surrounding area – 25th to 31st May

Thursday 25th May is Ascension and it is a national holiday in Switzerland. Many people will have chosen to take Friday off as a holiday to “faire le pont” (“to do the bridge”). This is a term which is used to describe an extra long weekend. Here are some ideas for activities over the next few days, from […]

Filed Under: Cinema, Events, Families, Geneva, Gland, Lakeside activities, Lausanne, Morges, Music, Nature/Outdoor activities, Nyon, Regions, Surrounding villages, Swiss Life, Tourism Tagged With: cinema, films in english nyon, Geneva Family Diaries, Know it all Passport, Lausanne Mom, le sentier des toblerones, Museums, Nyon, Rolle, tourisme, vuillerens, zoo de la garenne

From Raising Global Kids to Best nightlife spots in Geneva – A selection of articles

February 21, 2017 by Catherine

From Raising Global Kids to Best nightlife spots in Geneva – A selection of articles

Here is a selection of local and national articles recently published on Swiss news/information sites. Photo above – C. Nelson-Pollard.  The vineyards around the village of Chexbres near Vevey From La Côte newspaper – 9th February 2017 100,000 visitors to the Zoo de la Garenne Since the Zoo de la Garenne re-opened its doors last year […]

Filed Under: Expatriate Issues, Families, La Côte newspaper, Nature/Outdoor activities, Nyon, Surrounding villages, Swiss Life, Tourism, Useful Info, Useful Publications Tagged With: André Borschberg, Diccon Bewes, info for parents, Know it all Passport, La Côte personality of the year, Lausanne Mom, Louis derungs, My big Geneva, Newly Swissed, Swiss Watching, zoo de la garenne

Zoo in Le Vaud closes on 31st January, re-opens in March

January 28, 2016 by Catherine

Zoo in Le Vaud closes on 31st January, re-opens in March

Last chance to visit the zoo this weekend before it closes for two months. Photo above:courtesy @zoo de la Garenne The Zoo de la Garenne in the pretty village of Le Vaud will close on Saturday 31st January and re-open in a brand new building on the 19th March. The zoo rescues and helps injured wild animals, is […]

Filed Under: Environmental issues, Families, Nature/Outdoor activities Tagged With: Le Vaud, Vaud, zoo de la garenne

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