The skates are being sharpened and the ice is already set: the Genève Futur Hockey Challenge, the annual youth hockey tournament welcoming in Geneva players and enthusiasts from all over the world, is preparing for its 6th year, with lots of new participants.
From April 7-10, 2016, Geneva will host 22 teams of players under age 15 from places as far as Canada and Russia to play in this dynamic tournament promoting youth hockey, sportsmanship and camaraderie. The Challenge will include players from levels U15 Elite, U15 A as well as U15 Girls.
The next time you are looking for an interesting outing with sporty-minded kids or visitors, then give some thought to visiting the House of Basketball in Mies.
Know-it-all passport® editor, Lisa Cirieco-Ohlman visited the center and told us, “After driving past this wonderful building with architecture like the net of a basketball hoop for the last 4 years, I finally realized that there is actually a museum open to the public as well. I took advantage of their weekday open hours to take my son and a friend for a tour. But think about going on a Wednesday afternoon if you find out about this after the holidays are over.”
In spite of limited snow on the Salève this winter, the Téléphérique du Salève has enjoyed one of its most successful seasons ever this year.
The increase in passenger numbers reflects the fact that the Saléve remains one of the most popular attractions in the region - with or without snow. Walkers have been putting on their hiking boots instead of their snow shoes, and the more adventurous have taken to their mountain bikes rather than skis!
Indeed, on Sunday 21 February, the cable car had a record number of passengers for a winter season opening, with 2663 people using the lift to ascend the mountain (instead of the usual 900 - 1500 passengers on a Sunday).
So what attracts visitors to the Salève?
The Salève is very popular with walkers of all levels, and there are numerous trips by organized walking groups should you wish to be guided up the mountain. There is also a very nice restaurant at the top called Restaurant L'Observatoire, which we featured in an article on our website 2 years ago.
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In 2013, we announced the launch of Ciné 17, a small, luxury cinema in the heart of Geneva screening original version, English-language films only. Needless-to-say, this was very welcome news for the English-speaking community, who have struggled for years to see the latest films at the same time as they are released to the rest of the world!
Given the huge success of Ciné 17, the owners, proCITEL SA, have now taken it upon themselves to restore the CINERAMA EMPIRE (first built in 1967) to its former glory and offer yet more English-language films to the international community! Ideally located on the Rue de Carouge in Geneva, a cultural area well served by public transport, the new cinema opened to the public last November and is screening, like Ciné17, original-language films only. Whilst the vast majority of these films are English-language, there will be a few showings of major French productions scheduled in 2016.
When knowitall.ch spoke to Didier Zuchuat, Président de l'Association des Intérêts de la Corraterie and Chairman of the Board at proCITEL, he was clearly very enthusiastic about the new cinema! He told us,
“The CINERAMA EMPIRE is the only cinema in Geneva to be fitted with the very latest, ultra high resolution 4K digital projector, and is therefore perfect for screening the very latest blockbusters in either 2D or 3D on its giant curved panoramic screen. Since November, we have already featured 007 SPECTRE, BRIDGE OF SPIES, THE HATEFUL EIGHT, THE REVENANT, STAR WARS VII, and POINT BREAK and coming soon we will have BATMAN VS. SUPERMAN in breathtaking 3D!”
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If you’re planning on holding a party, especially at this time of the year, it can be hard to think of imaginative and fun ways of entertaining your guests. However, one idea that has proved popular at parties during the recent holiday festivities is the Partyshoot Photobooth.
Set up last year by husband and wife team, Marc van Gindertael and Anthea Home, Partyshoot provides a simple but fun way for clients to collect hilarious and delirious memories from their parties. Using a simple photobooth to take photos and various backdrops and props provided by Partyshoot, party goers can have endless fun taking pictures of themselves with their friends, wearing silly and colourful accessories such as hats and glasses, and posing in numerous different ways.
