CR – CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON
This was a very stylish lunch held in the Palace du Peyrou, Neuchâtel. This classical building, built between 1771 and 1776, by Pierre Alexander du Peyrou (1729-1794), who made his fortune in Surinam, is a fine example of French architecture. In the reception room where drinks and canapés were to be served, a graceful example […]
LUNCH AT THE AUBERGE AU LION D’OR, TANNAY
Thursday 18th November dawned cloudy and chilly, another in a series of cloudy days, but when we met at the Lion d’Or in Tannay the sun had come out and those among us who sat facing the windows were very glad that the curtains could be closed to keep the glare from our eyes – […]
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
For many years the BRA and the RBL (Royal British Legion) have joined up at St. Andrew’s Anglican Church in Zurich to pay tribute to the millions who died for us in the two World Wars. There was a special Commemorative Service with a 2-minute silence and the Bugle call – first called for by […]
RACLETTE EVENING IN NEUCHATEL
It was with great anticipation and healthy appetites that we went down into Philippe’s carnotzet. However, we had to be patient: It was our waiter’s first day on the job and he had no idea how to get the raclette machine working. Finally, before we died of hunger and Joy had completely lost it, blobs […]
VISIT TO VILLA PANZA
I cannot recommend highly enough a visit to Villa Panza. We started off our guided tour with a walk around the park since Villa Panza was designed and decorated with the surrounding parkland and trees always in mind, such as the double alley of Hornbeam. From the house we were able to see the top […]
2021 National Autumn Lunch
The 2021 National Autumn Lunch was held in Ticino region at the exquisite “Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola”. As the weather was lovely the welcome drink was held outside on the terrace with views of the beautiful gardens. The Ticino members much appreciated the people who came from the other side of the Gothard in spite […]
Wine tasting at the Domaine des Biolles
As a participant of the wine tasting event on Thursday 14th October, I would like to say what a jolly evening it was. The wine tasting for BRA members and guests to celebrate the end of the grape harvest was a real success. We were gathered in a small group of 15 and so managed […]
LIMMAT WALK
Diana Divo’s walking tour of the Limmat continues to enthuse a small group of BRA members; today from the old Hardturm to Werd Insel and back. Once again we had good weather and great chats, and enjoyed discovering another new and of course beautiful stretch of the river we so often ignore as we drive […]
TEA PARTY AND MINIGOLF COMPETITION
BRA Members and friends met up at the “Unique Hotel Innere Enge” in Bern for a mini golf competition and afternoon tea. We were accompanied by our family, and they thoroughly enjoyed chatting with everyone. The weather was perfect, and duly armed with ball, club, and score card, we started out on the 18-hole course. […]
VISIT TO THE BASEL PAPER MILL
Basel Paper Mill is the national museum for paper, typography and writing. Within the walls of the medieval mill, visitors discover the bookmaking process from handmade paper to the finished book. On four floors you can experience various workshops, crafting your own handmade paper, writing with ink quills or setting your name in lead types […]