Braving the Elements in Geneva’s Botanical Gardens A stalwart band of 10 members braved the inclement weather on Friday 2 October to enjoy a guided tour of Geneva’s Botanical Gardens, the first ‘live’ event for RW since the lockdown started in March. Symptomatic of how much such events have been missed in Covid-19 times is […]
We held our first event of the season, with the tea or drinks get-together on the terrace of the Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola, at their Banana Bar or in the Giardinetto for those needing to keep out of the sun. What a wonderful afternoon spent on the lovely Banana Bar terrace, Lugano, in the company […]
It is now a year since Romandie East Region, BRA Members, friends and guests, regularly get together for our Monthly Sunday Brunch at Zenhäusern bakery/tea-room/restaurant in Sierre. They serve up especially for us, a Full English breakfast, which is accompanied by a glass of freshly pressed orange juice, coffee or tea, and toast. We provide the […]
We decided to go ahead with our yearly BBQ but with a slight difference, we made it into a picnic as well as a BBQ and everyone bought their own food and drinks along. The grill was provided for those who wanted to grill their meat. The wasps were out in force and it was […]
In July Members from the BRA NE Region visited the Fork and Bottle for a lunch of fish and chips… or some other plate if one so wished. Seating outside under the trees is always convivial and it didn’t rain! A good time was had by all. 🙂 In fact the Fork and Bottle is […]
We shall remember our spring lunch at the Gallo d’Oro as it was the last time that seventeen members from the Ticino were able to meet and enjoy a happy occasion together. I brought 3 bottles of sanitizing gel with me to put on the tables and there was no hand shaking or physical contact, […]
2020 and a new year has begun….. Romandie East Region, BRA Members and friends are still meeting at our traditional Monthly Round Table, which have become a regular event where we get together on the every 7th of every month. After having a drink, some good food, catching up with each others news … it’s […]
It was a day of torrential rain and poor visibility – not a good omen for driving out to a vineyard’s “Carnotzet”. Nevertheless, despite the weather and the coronavirus scare,19 members and guests made it to la Domaine des Biolles, Chataigneriaz near the village of Founex in Vaud. Organisers Pam Walsh and Jan Powell welcomed […]
Although for many years I have had a Swiss passport stating that I am Neuchâteloise, I had never taken the Chaumont funiculaire and I am very glad that I finally did. Thanks to Joy’s precise instructions it was easy to find and the decision to hold the fondue at midday rather than in the evening […]
Edward Hopper was born on the 22 July 1882 in Nyack, New York, a small town on the Hudson River. He started by studying commercial art in 1899, then from 1901 painting at the New York school of Art. From 1905 to 1925 Hopper worked as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer for New York […]