Gurlitt Legacy Visit – Part 2
It was a beautiful sunny day when seven intrepid English speakers met up to descend into the basement of the Kunst Museum Bern to see the second part of the Gurlitt Legacy collection. Some outstanding gems delighted us and an excellent audio guide was very informative. Two good films, one a Swiss German production and […]
Tea with Tulay and Mike De Morgan
After a walk led by Mike through the village of Roveredo and the surrounding woods, where we were able to admire the ‘Denti Della Vecchia’ at different stages and enjoy the views from the Capriasca area over towards the other side of Val Colla. We arrived back to find a delicious tea full of specialities from Turkey, such as […]
Sunday Brunch in Sierre (May)
It’s Sunday, May 27th 2018, the sun is shining and I’m on my way home on the train happy and replete after a delicious brunch at the Café Papillon in Sierre. Thirteen of us, from as far afield as Geneva, Ticino and Visperterminen, were made very welcome by proprietress Sonja. Over our eggs, bacon, sausage, […]
Remembering Queen Victoria
We were so happy to be able to arrange this event, which brought to life Queen Victoria’s visit to Lucerne in 1868 and very grateful for the support and warm welcome from Christin Lichtin, Director of the Luzern History Museum. Some 30 Members enjoyed the event, and we were joined for the Victorian Tea by […]
Zurich Round Table Plus
On 14 May Zurich held its first round table in the Kantorei Restaurant. This was chosen for its proximity to the Haus zum Rech which had a small, but interesting and well staged exhibition concentrating on the Lindenhof castle. After dominating the Zürich scene since Roman times this castle was totally destroyed around 1218. Five […]
2018 Annual General Meeting and Spring Luncheon in Basel
The BRA truly proved itself to be a lively and thriving Swiss-wide British Association by not only holding its 2018 Annual Meeting , for the first time in the Association’s history, in the north-west corner of the land, but also by the meeting and luncheon being attended by some 60 members from all regions of […]
Visit to the Glass Factory in Hergiswil
The visit to the only glass works in Switzerland was an experience not to be missed. Members from other regions joined us for this tour; Hergiswil is not far from Lucerne and easily reached by car and train. We started by touring the factory and learnt about the history about when the factory started in […]
Chaplin’s World
Thirty-three of us from all over Switzerland signed up for the BRA sell-out trip on 20 April to the internationally renowned Chaplin’s World at Vevey. It’s a place my wife and I had been talking about visiting for several years and when I read about the planned visit in the BRA Bulletin it was just the incentive […]
NASCA, Peru – Searching for Traces in the Desert
At the Rietberg Museum, 14 April, twelve enthusiastic Members enjoyed lunch, the guided tour of this fantastic exhibition, and later on tea in the sunny Museum Courtyard. We are very grateful to George Russell for writing this vivid description of the Exhibition. The Nasca lived in one of the driest areas of the world, in the […]
Buffet de Tapas et Asperges du Valais
We had the best table in the house at the Airport Restaurant in Sion, from where we could watch the planes taxiing on the brightly illuminated runway. Everyone joined in the interesting discussions and useful tips about local activities were shared. There was an amazing buffet with a great choice of tapas dishes to please […]