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

Paleo 2014

As my friend Nagore has kindly reminded me, today at noon you can start buying the tickets for the Paleo festival!!! This year you will be able to enjoy days with Placebo, Elton John, Vanessa Paradis, The Prodigy or Thirty Seconds to Mars. Check their site www.paleo.ch and get your tickets today!

Paleo takes place at Nyon from July 22 to July 27 and the price of the tickets can go up to Sfr 65.- for one day to Sfr 365.- for a six day pass.

Have fun!

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

Le coup de girafe

A great place in Eaux-Vives to go for a cup of tea and pie, for a light lunch or dinner (as they only have quiches or salads) or for brunch on Sundays.

Last weekend I went with my friends to try the brunch, as I hadn't gone yet, and I really liked it! In the neighbourhood I still prefer Tout simplement…, which you can find in another post, but it is true that for Sfr 20.- they give you all you can see in the pic below!

Toasts with butter and jam, a boiled egg, a piece of quiche (they don't let you choose, but if you really don't like what they are offering you, they are quite nice about it and let you pick something else) and pie. And to drink a tasting of orange juice and coffee. You really don't leave hungry!

Place: Le coup de girafe
Address: Rue du Maunoir 18

Be careful, they do not accept credit cards!