Autumn Lunch
We had our Autumn Lunch on a beautiful day at the Osteria Gallo d’Oro. We were twenty with 18 members and 2 guests. One of the guests has been offered membership of BRA by the person who invited her to the lunch, as a gift and is in the process of applying to become a […]
VIDEO SHOW ON THE RESTORATION OF A MASTERPIECE
Members of BRA were invited on 8 November by the Italian group from Genoa (or with links to Genoa), the ‘Liguri’ to a video showing presented by Aldo Osti. He had the video made with english subtitles on the work of the restoration of the ‘Resurrezione’ by Piero della Francesca in San Sepolcro, with which […]
Monthly Round Table, Conthey (Valais)
October 2019 A fun time and great food was had by all who attended our October Round Table at this new venue. We have been here before for a Bowling and Pizza evening and this time most of us did just that, as they do a special offer on Monday and Thursday evenings. At Round […]
JAZZ EVENING IN BERNE
Cool cats at Marianne’s On 6 November fourteen cool cats from BRA dined off an excellent Beef Stroganoff and Tiramisu at Marianne’s jazz club in Bern, just in time to be ushered down to the comfortable, discreetly-lit Jazz room. Minutes later, toes were tapping and fingers were drumming as Kenny Wayne led his trio off […]
Visit to the Chrysanthema, Lahr Germany
The charming old town Lahr, in the Black Forest, just north of Freiburg, becomes even more enchanting for three weeks in autumn, when the Chrysanthema is held. The whole town centre is decorated with thousands of chrysanthemums in full bloom. A group from the North-West region went by train from Basel and was met by […]
LUNCH AT THE CHATEAU DE PRANGINS
Following the traditional summer recess, our Chairman organised a social lunch for Tuesday 22 October, partially to celebrate the arrival of autumn. The parklands and famous jardin potager surrounding the ancient Castle of Prangins/VD, (which is also one of Switzerland’s National Museums) provided a perfect setting for enjoying the Plat du Jour and testing local […]
AUTUMN LUNCHEON
What a beautiful place to hold the BRA’s Autumn Luncheon. Vevey welcomed us to the shores of Lake Geneva where, besides stunning Alpine views over the lake, one can visit the nutrition museum Alimentarium (Vevey is the home of Nestle!) and, of course, the Charlie Chaplin World with his statue in the town immortalizing his […]
LAEDERACH CHOCOLATE VISIT
We did not have enough members to justify a separate tour for BRA but a few intrepid (chocoholics?) joined a public tour in English later that day. It may sound a failure but everyone agreed it was excellent and informative and highly recommended. Many members regretted they could not come but were out of Switzerland. […]
VISIT TO THE TURNER EXHIBITION AT THE KUNSTMUSEUM IN LUCERNE
A contingent of 13 BRA members from Ticino went North by train to meet up with our Vice Chairman Angela Meier Jones and her group coming from the North West region for our cultural day out. The 9th of October was a very wet Autumnal day outside, but nobody had to brave the elements. Instead, […]
Lake Thun boat trip, and vistit to Marc Chagall exhibition in Spiez Castle
On a calm, sunny Autumn day, ten of us, with members and their visitors, met at the boat station, which is close enough to Thun railway station to qualify as a platform. To bring the port into the town centre, ships carrying several hundred passengers reverse along a canal. Under the guidance of Joy Sandoz, […]