To celebrate the birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth we will meet on the balcony of the Café Spitz. As we usually enjoy good weather the Café Spitz is ideally located on the banks of the Rhein with lovely views. Transport: There is a tram and bus stop outside of the hotel where the Café Spitz is situated. Cost: CHF: 35.- (Pay on the day) Reservations to: Angela S. Meier-Jones, e-mail angiemeier@gmx.ch or telephone/sms 079 322 4452 Before 10 June 2019 please
We meet the last Tuesday of each month, but please phone or e-mail to be sure it is taking place. We have been delighted to know that some members, not in our book club, have also been reading the books we have recommended. Reservations: If you are interested contact Jackie Pearson at: Jackie.pearson@teleport.ch or telephone 061-811-7531 TO BE READ AND DISCUSSED BOOK AUTHOR To be discussed Ninety-Nine Glimpses of Princess Margaret BROWN Craig 28 May 2019 My Father Laurence Olivier OLIVIER Tarquin 25 June 2019 The Day After Tomorrow FOLSOM Allan 30 July 2019
Do not miss this chance to catch up with old and new friends. It has proven to be a real backbone event for the North-West Region and is well attended with always a lot to discuss! Restaurant just opposite to the Swiss railway station. Cost: Pay for what you consume Reservations: Not required
Once again it is time for our summer barbecue. As usual there will be a salad and dessert buffet provided. Soft drinks, beer and wine will be on sale at a reasonable price. Bring your own choice of meat or fish to cook on the grill. Come along, enjoy and relax. The Barbecue will be held come rain or shine, but we are usually lucky and have glorious weather. Directions: To get to the Eisweiher Hut take tram number 6 to Riehen dorf, Erlensträsschen is immediately on the left, walk down there for about 5 minutes. Parking: Available along the street. Cost: CHF: 15.- (Pay on the day). Children free of charge. Reservations to: Martin Rudolf, Erlensträsschen 62, 4125 Riehen, or e-mail mrudolf@gmx.ch Please apply before 5 August 2019
J.M.W. Turner, the world famous English painter, travelled around Switzerland several times in search of spectacular motifs. While doing so, he visited Lucerne repeatedly to study the unique interplay of light and weather, lake and mountains there. He captured his impressions in sketches and vibrant watercolours. These observations and depictions both of the sea, during his crossing to the continent, and of the alps were of major importance for Turner, in them the beauty and dangers of nature combine directly with the theme of the sublime, which was of fundamental significance for Romanticism. Cost: Self Paying Event As many of you have a train or museum pass this will be a self-paying event. We will be having lunch at the museum, this will be booked in advance. Members from Ticino and Grisons Region Time : 8.43 train from Lugano to Luzern, returning on 16.18 train arriving 18.18 Place : Meet on platform main train station in Lugano with your return ticket. Reservations to: Please send the application to Angela Meier-Jones, e-mail angiemeier@gmx.ch or tel: 079-322-4452 Before 15 September 2019, or as soon as possible to enable us to finalise the arrangements.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY An autumnal event unique in Germany. Every autumn the city of Lahr is flooded with the chrysanthemums that flood with colour the idyllic city of Lahr situated at the edge of the Black Forest. We will be having a guided tour in English and will of course be having lunch at one of their splendid restaurants. We hope to leave Basel on the 09:13 train Basel to Lahr. Full details will be available soon…. Reservations to: Angela Meier-Jones, e-mail angiemeier@gmx.ch or tel: 079-322-4452 Please send your application in before the 15 September 2019, or as soon as possible to enable us to finalise the arrangements.