Schumacher leaves hospital for home
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has left a hospital in Switzerland and will continue his rehabilitation at home, more than eight months after suffering severe head injuries in a skiing accident.
Weekend in Switzerland
We arrived in Switzerland from Lyon and we were very happy to see a familiar face running up to us at the Lausanne train station. It is coming up to three months on the road and we were excited to be spending a few days with our good friend Johan. Our Swiss adventure began right away as we piled our ...
Savoldellis Berghaus Radons live webcam Savognin
Webcam Live Savognin, Graubünden, Switzerland, Europe. panoramic view over the ski area, Hotel Savoldellis - Berghaus Radons, 1.790 m. altitude.
New New New
I would say that last week was Stella’s first week at school. That is if we did not decide to make some changes. I got a new job in Seattle and driving Stella to her old school (in Sammamish) was looking to be too much. So we looked into a closer school even though the school year had already starte ...
Annecy
School at L’Instut Catholique de Paris does not start courses until the 22nd. I took a tour of the school, which is situated in the old Latin Quarter area, around Odéon and Saint-Sulpice by the Luxembourg Gardens. It’s a charming place with a courtyard and old buildings made of brick. The church’s p ...
Albania Central Bank Governor Arrested Over Theft Of $7 Million From Bank Vaults
About a month ago we mocked the Albanian central bank when reports emerged that "two employees" had been charged with the theft of some $6.6 million in cash from the bank's vaults. Specifically, back in July the arrests come five weeks after a worker at the central bank admitted to stealing money ov ...
9/9: Today in G-History
No year given: RONAN O'CONNOR, who was a New York DGA trainee on "Godzilla", is born in Ireland. 1902: CHESTER W. SCHAEFFER, editor on "The Deadly Mantis", is born in New York City. 1905: JOSEPH E. LEVINE, who produced the U.S. release of "Godzilla, King of the Monsters", is born in Boston. He produ ...
Life drawing at Winterthur's Jam Studio
I enjoyed a bit of 'me' time last night when I attended a life drawing class at the Jam Studio, run by fellow English immigrant Mike Albrow. While working as a builder in Manchester Mike fell in love with a Swiss lady, moved to Switzerland with her around 25 years ago and never looked back. He has s ...
Swiss V
In my strive to become a Swiss citizen, I have to prove that I have no beef with the police, and that I'm not a criminal. For this you can go to any post office in the whole of Switzerland, as the king informed me of proudly. So today I did. Apart from providing my permit, I also had to state the bi ...
The PL top 4 will be: Chelsea, Man City, Liverpool & Arsenal [CIES Football Observatory]
Its not too much of a stab at the future to suggest Chelsea will win the Premier League from second placed Manchester City with Liverpool and Arsenal making up the Champions League spots. This is how the CIES Football Observatory think this season’s Premier League will play out and judging on the fi ...
Roy Hodgson Praises England’s Performance After Win Against Switzerland
Roy Hodgson has praised the performance of his England squad following their victory against Switzerland in their Euro 2016 qualifying match. The squad took home the three points against the Swiss following a brace from Welbeck, showing significant signs ...
Analysing Liverpool Players’ Performances for England vs Switzerland
Roy Hodgson’s opening 2016 European Championships qualifier pitted England vs Switzerland, and with three Liverpool players involved Jack Lusby analyses their performances. Following England’s dismal 1-0 victory over Norway at Wembley last week, Monday ...
Time's Up, Switzerland: Here Comes Apple's Watch
Apple is expected to unveil its long-awaited watch at its Cupertino, Calif., headquarters today, and it will be—wait for it—a watch. This isn’t as obvious as it sounds. Unlike Samsung and other competitors that have pitched their own wrist-mounted ...
