Month: April 2012
Évian-les-Bains, part 1
Evian-les-Bains or Evian lies directly across from Lausanne on the french side of Lac Leman. There is a ferry that runs between Ouchy, Lausanne and Evian every two hours. So off we went as it was a sunny spring day and the lake was very calm. The trip took about 35 minutes. On weekdays, the commuters…
A Country Cat
One Autumn day last year, we and J and J went for a short hike on the Sentier du patrimoine de Romainmôtier. On our way back to our car, near Croy, we walked along a beautiful idyllic garden path. It runs behind a row of houses along a stream, separating the back of each house…
Posters for the Salone Internazionale del Mobile
The Salone Internazionale del Mobile (Milan International Furniture Exhibition) was open to the public this weekend. We planned a whirlwind one-day visit with our friend Z – who bought us rail tickets and even arranged to meet people for lunch in Milan. When we were at the train station this morning, we discovered that the Italian…
Henri et Tournée du Chat Noir
My friend Karen from NY reposted this youtube video on Facebook – Henri – le chat noir – the french existential cat. It is hilarious. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q34z5dCmC4M&w=510&h=289] This video is getting viral now – at least according to Forbes’ “mon-dieux-save-us-from-the-existential-cat-video“. Notice the graphic at the beginning of the video. It is inspired by this 1896 poster…
Electron Festival 2012, Geneva
Electron is a four-day festival that ran from April 5 to April 8, spanning the Easter weekend of 2012. Below is this year’s poster – the city in the background is Geneva. It is an annual electronic cultures festival that included workshops, contemporary art exhibits, concerts, conferences and parties. These events took place at various…
Château de Chillon, part 2
Continuing with our tour of Château de Chillon started in part 1 which focused on the inside, we now go outside. Scaled model of Chillon – the lake is on the far side of the castle where there are no turrets. I guess they do not expect invaders to attack from the lake. My vantage point above the…