The GoldenPass Belle Époque was reconstructed in 2005 to give our 21st century minds a glimpse into the glorious, albeit brief, period of the original railway from Montreux to Interlaken,...
Aboard Switzerland’s GoldenPass Belle Époque Train
Photo Diaries: Beaufort, France
My gym bag was filled with packets of freezer bags and Russian cheese as I crossed the border from France to Switzerland. Hours prior, I had asked my friend Polina whether she needed anything from the Eastern European spice shop...
Les Bains des Pâquis: Geneva’s Holy Grail
They say that high performers are early risers. It was 4:50 a.m. and I felt like achieving nothing. I was attempting to slip away from beneath my bed sheets to greet the dawn at les Aubes Musicales, the sunrise concerts...
Becoming a Mountain Woman in La Dôle
Driving past Geneva and its neighboring villages, one spots two glimmering white globes and tower at 1,677 meters above sea level, serving as both a weather observatory and protector of the radar antenna of the Swiss air navigation service. “That’s...
Celebrating Swiss National Day in France
“C’est le premier août ! Le bar est ouvert !” It was 10:30 a.m. and we were boarding a steamboat to celebrate Switzerland’s 733rd birthday in neighboring France. We herded like cattle amongst elderly Swiss German and French speaking tourists,...
