Läderach Suisse produces excellent chocolate and this tour is in English, lasts an hour, with chocolate tastings, and shows production from the fruit to the finished product. There is a short film, the factory floor is seen and the firms history is told, the English guide will explain and answer questions. Läderach emphasized that as there is no lift and involves stairs it is not suitable for wheelchairs, or handicapped visitors. Following the visit I have booked a table at the delightful little cafe 1 or 2 kms down the road as surprisingly there is nothing available in Bilten. Pedestrians can count on lifts from drivers. Time: 14.00 tour, meeting 10 minutes earlier at the Schoggi Shop, Bilton. Place: 1. The Läderach Chocolate Shop, Grabenstrasse 6, 8865 Bilton There is good parking for car drivers. Train goers have under 10 minutes walk from the station. 2. Cafe Lichtsinn, Allmendstrasse 2, Reichenburg. Ca 15.30. Cost: Adults: CHF: 15.- (including 5.00 voucher to use in the shop) Children: (aged 8 – 16) CHF: 10.- (including 5.00 voucher) Reservations to: Diana Divo on 044 984 2327 dianadivo@gmail.com or Joanna Koch on 076 319 4146 joannakoch@bluewin.ch Before the 16th October please. We need 10 participants and I have […]
We really look forward to welcoming you to this national event in the beautiful city of Vevey. Speaker: Ms Jo Fahy, Head of Multimedia, Swiss Broadcasting Corp, International. Presenter of “swissandchips” podcast. The Hotel Astra is just opposite to the main train station. Apero at 12h00 Menu Cheese and Tomato Quiche accompanied by a vegetable spaghetti Beef cooked in a cream of mushroom sauce with roesti maison Pineapple carpaccio with a mango sorbet 1 glass of red or white wine, per person, mineral water, tea and coffee are included in the price. Vegetarian main course (vegetable tempura, tomato rice and rucula salad) is also available, please mention when booking. Cost: CHF: 70.- BRA Members CHF: 80.- Non Members Please pay into: BRA Post Office CCP Account No.: 17-55708-4 IBAN: CH38 0900 0000 1705 5708 4 Bookings should be made to: Angie Meier-Jones at angiemeier@gmx.ch by Thursday 10 October please.
Monty Sloan, a senior wolf handler, researcher and the photographer at Wolf Park in Battle Ground, Indiana who has been working with captive wolves since 1984 will give a lecture in English in the Gelbe Saal at the Volkshaus. An introduction in German will describe the situation in Switzerland. For more information check out Monty Sloan on the internet. Diana intend’s to go and suggest that any members interested should contact her so that she can arrange to meet up before or afterwards for a chat and drink. Cost: Nothing, but what one puts in a collection box Contact: Diana Divo on dianadivo@gmail.com or 044 984 23 27