AN INFORMAL LUNCH AT THE CHATEAU DE PRANGINS
As a horribly long period of lockdowns and other constraints was gradually lifting and as summer was at last arriving, we seized upon the chance to hold our first lunch together for over one year. BRA Members and friends congregated outside the charming old restaurant that nestles inside the walls of this elegant 18th Century […]
QBP – Croquet & Picnic
Romandie-East members celebrated HM the Queen’s Birthday with its annual picnic and croquet competition in Sion. The standard of play has been raised this year by the recent establishment of “Croquet Valais Group” some of who are members of the Swiss Croquet association, this was evident as we watched some hard-fought matches. To make the […]
MUSINGS ON HAMLET BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
CHÂTEAU DE CHILLON On a beautiful, rain free evening, we watched this performance, in the knowledge that we would be entertained by the remarkable acting talent of the young cast in the Château’s courtyard, but overwhelmed with the question, what message this play sends. Hamlet is a complex character. He comes across as being self-obsessed […]
SPRING LUNCHEON
We finally managed to hold our first outdoor event without having to cancel! At first the weather forecast predicted thunderstorms and rain but in the end, as you can see on the pictures, we were outside on the lawn of the Rebstock restaurant enjoying lovely warm, sunny weather. A joy to be holding such an […]
QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY PARTY COCKTAILS
This year the Queens Birthday Party Cocktails were held at our fast becoming venue of choice – The Grand Hotel Villa Castagnola on 6th June where we were treated to some very tasty nibbles in the delightful Sala del Camino as our idea of holding the party in the grounds as originally planned were thwarted […]
CITY WALK
After a real flurry of emails about whether or not we could walk if it rained there was general agreement that we could. Under that stress Diana Divo described herself as “not a manager but a worrier”. We find her a great organiser, and since worrying meant that she had reconnoitred our route 3 times, […]
Château de Vullierens Visit
This beautiful château was built between 1706 and 1712 by Gabriel Hernri de Mestral, and stands on a former fiefdom, and site of a medieval fortress. The seignory of Vullierens was passed through marriage, or inheritance until it became the property of the Bovet de Mestral family. A Vullierens noble family can be traced back […]
Fondue at Gruyères
Molly Arnold from the NW Region suggested a trip to Gruyères and this writer devoid of any innovative ideas as to excursions, gratefully took up her recommendation. Under the coronavirus prevailing rules, we had to eat at a restaurant with outside tables, with adequate protection against inclement weather conditions, and with the restriction of 4 to […]
Visit to the Convento Santa Maria del Bigorio
There was a small party of us wending our way like many a pilgrimaged before us up up up the hillside of Monte di S. Maria di Albigorio. We drove through the clouds and nestling, hidden among the trees above Tesserete, we found the Convento Santa Maria del Bigorio. Today it is a place of […]
Tulip Festival in Morges
After months of careful isolation, we were finally able to meet in person and talk one to one. Great though Zoom has been, it was a relief not to be peering at tiny rectangles on a computer screen. Many thanks to Rosemary for her account of this rather special day. Jan Powell It was a […]