Café de Grancy at Lausanne

If you are strolling around the beautiful town of Lausanne, drop for a coffee or to grignoter quelque chose at the relaxed Café de Grancy. You will love the atmosphere, their comfortable sofas, the super nice waiters and their food!

Café de Grancy
Avenue du Rond-Point 1
Lausanne

Brocante at Versoix

Tomorrow, on April 26, you can go for a walk around Versoix and enjoy their borcante at the Place du Bourg, with more than 40 second-hand exhibitors. For sure you will find something nice!

Opening hours:
From 9am to 5pm

Martel

My favourite chocolate store in Geneva: Martel. They have big sleets of chocolate of different and original flavours that you can ask to be cut in sizes of your choice to prepare nice packages to offer as gifts. A 100g costs around Sfr 7.-, a good deal for Geneva!

Some of this Martel stores also have charming tea-rooms where you can grab delicious treats, like mini tuna or saumon sandwiches accompanied by a fresh orange juice.

My favourite central location is at Rue de la Croix d'Or 4 where you can both buy chocolate and enjoy their tea-room, though you can also find one of their tea-rooms near Cornavin at Rue Rousseau 29 or one of their chocolate store at Carouge at Rue du Marché 8.

A must in Geneva!

CERN: Microcosm

Through this free exhibition at CERN, you will be able to understand the secrets of matter while deciphering the Universe and discovering the accelerators and detectors used by physicists during their work.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday from 8.30pm to 5.30pm
Saturday from 9am to 5pm

Lebanese pleasure!

You MUST try this Lebanese with Mediterranean flavour restaurant. Last Thursday, my friends Ana G, Ana D and Laura took me to celebrate my birthday to Yomo. I love the place! Maybe a bit expensive, around Sfr 60.- with no wine, but so worth it! If you go, you must try the labneh and zaatar, of course the hommos and moutabbal with their delicious pitta bread, and their beef skewers.

I was so hungry that by the time I remembered I wanted to take a picture, we had eaten everything! So I could only take a picture of their not-so-Lebanese-looking cookie!

Enjoy!

Yomo Lounge
Rue Pierre Fatio 1
T. 022.735.30.76

7th Hot Air Balloon Festival at Geneva

If you are staying in Geneva for Easter holidays, from April 18 to April 21 the 7th Hot Air Balloon Festival will be taking place in our adoptive home city. Pilots from Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, the U.S., and, of course, Switzerland will meet at Geneva's skies to make us enjoy the colorful show!

If the weather allows it, we will be able to enjoy five hot air balloons going up from the five most important parks in the city. A giant caterpillar, and old joker pilor, a very large duckling, Darth Vader and a blow-up roster will also be part of the show.

Enjoy!

Horse Show

If you are a horse lover, drop by Fnac to buy tickets for Sacha Houcke's show La magie du cheval, which you can enjoy at Onex until April 21. The Houcke circus was founded in 1834 and since then, six generations have been working in the family business. In this show, 16 horses, trainers, comedians and acrobats share the stage so that you can enjoy a show unlike any other!

Tickets:
From Sfr. 30.- to Sfr 49.-

Address:
Chapiteau d'Onex
Place du 150ème
Onex

CERN - Universe of Particles

Through this permanent and free exhibition in the CERN's Globe of Science and Innovation, visitors can learn more about the work that's being done at CERN at the moment and the questions they are trying to answer.

Find out more about the Universe at CERN!

Opening hours:
Monday to Saturday - 10am to 5pm

Objectif Penthes - Tintin

The Museum of Swiss in the World has from February 13 to May 3 an exhibition on Tintin, with work from lovers and haters of Hergé's work.

It is also a great opportunity to visit this curious museum, where while strolling around the different areas you can learn about what Swiss nationals that had to leave their country for a short period of time or forever, have been doing around the globe.

The first Sunday of each month there is a free guided tour.

Le Mus ée des Suisses dans le Monde

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday - 10am to 5pm.

Address:
Château des Penthes
Chemin de l'Impératrice 18
Pregny-Chambésy

Davis Cup

From April 4 to 6, 2014 you can watch at Palexpo, in Geneva, the Davis Cup World Group Quarterfinals between Switzerland, with Federer, and Kazakhstan, with Wawrinka.

Tickets:
1st category - 3 days: Sfr 269.-
2nd category - 3 days: Sfr 229.-
3rd category - 3 days: Sfr 174.-

Raindrops Geneva Award

If you are walking around the Old Town between today and March 28, drop by the Town Hall. At the Cour de l'Hôtel de Ville you will be able to see for free the winning posters of the 4th Raindrops Geneva Awards. With so many ecological NGOs in this city, they want to draw attention to the precious resource that can be rainwater in a world where water can be so scarce.

Geneva International Jewish Film Festival

The 4th Geneva International Jewish Film Festival will take place from March 26 to March 30 at the Maisons des Arts de Grütli, and will offer a programme of international films exploring Jewish cultures and experiences. You will be able to discover some of the outstanding filmmakers and actors who created these films!

42th International Inventions Exhibition

From April 2 to April 6, 2014 you can find at Palexpo the International Inventions Exhibition. Industrial companies, universities, inventors, researchers… all come together for five days to show to the visitors more than 1.000 inventions. Drop by to check what's new in the market!

Opening hours:
Wednesday to Saturday: From 10am to 7pm
Sunday: From 10am to 5pm

Entrance fee: Sfr 14.-

La Nuit des Bains

Three times per year the Bains neighbourhood, known for its art galleries and museums, has the 15 galleries and 4 cultural institutions that belong to the Quartier des Bains Association opening their doors from 6pm to 9pm to encourage and promote contemporary art.

Le Relais de l'Entrecôte

A classic in Geneva! There is no menu, the waiters will simply ask you how you want your steak, which is served with their delicious secret sauce! You'll be happy to know that they afterwards come with a second serving of meat and fries! A small green salad with walnuts is offered as a starter. Try the desserts, they are really good!

Only bad thing is that they really make the best out of the space they have… You will feel a bit squashed, the tables are super close one to the other, and they will not let you sit until everyone from your group has arrived, but all these little nuisances are really worth it!

Most days you will be able to see a line of people waiting at this restaurant's door for a table… There must be a reason for that, right!?

Geneva Marathon for Unicef

On May 3 and 4, 2014 you can register for various races at Geneva's Marathon for Unicef. New this year you can also choose to walk, fo example the Nordic Walking for 10kms, and there is also a 10kms options for runners as from 16 years of age.

Prices are cheaper the sooner you register, so don't forget to do so asap if you are planning to attend!!!

http://www.genevemarathon.org/en/registration

500 ans au quotidien: Histoire de Femmes

For 500 years, Geneva's Library has kept all the documents printed in the canton. In the three exhibitions that the library is organizing for 2014, attendants will be able to discover all of these amazing treasures.

The first exhibition will take place from March 8 to April 5, 2014, and it is dedicated to Geneva's women. There will also be conferences and guided tours.

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 3pm - 7pm
Thursday (conference): 6.30pm - 8pm
Saturday: 1pm - 5pm

Antique Dealer Fair

As from yesterday and until this Sunday March 9, 2014, you will be able to find antique and second-hand dealers at the Salles de Fêtes de Carouge (Rue Ancienne 37).

Who knows? You might find something nice!

84th Salon de l'Auto

Once more, Palexpo receives the Salon de l'Auto from March 6 to March 16, 2014.

Always a great success, last year the show received 690.000 visitors from different countries around the globe.

You can find everything, from the more convenient cars you might end up buying, to amazingly futuristic cars, crazy expensive cars… you name it!

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday: 10am - 8pm
Saturday and Sunday: 9am - 7pm

Entrance fee:
Sfr 16.-
If you buy it as from 4pm to use that same day, the cost is only of Sfr 8.-!!!

Take the opportunity of visiting Palexpo to sit in your dream car… who knows, you might win the lottery next week and end up buying it!

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights

This is the 12th edition of the FIFDH festival, a Forum on Human Rights where violations of civil, political, economical, social and cultural rights are denounced. The festival wishes to celebrate women and men around the world in their fight for human dignity.

Check their website to find out all that it is planned, from films premieres, to debates and testimonies.

http://www.fifdh.org/2014/index.php?lan=en&rubID=16