Category: events
Fête Désalpe at Saint-Cergue
We had a thorough appreciation of the saying “Until the cows come home” at the annual Fête Désalpe. Désalpe is a unique tradition of Switzerland (and parts of France) when the herds of cows that spent summer on the alpine pasture return to the valley for winter. The word Désalpe is a contraction of “Déscente…
La Nuit des Musées at L’Usine-Tridel
Once a year, Lausanne hosts the night of the museums (La Nuit des Musées) – an event that involves 24 museums in the area. This year’s event took place this past weekend Sep 24. The admission was CHF10 and the ticket allowed access to all the participating museums, discount at restaurants, and free transportation, all…
Our 200th post
Hudson and GW bridge from our old home in Edgewater This is our 200th post – a small landmark ! Celebrating with a random collection of pictures and … Near Geneve We also want to announce that our Links page is finally up. It is in the top right hand corner of the page. Scroll…
Lunar New Year Flower Market: part 1 年宵花市
We visited the Chinese New Year evening flower market at Victoria Park 维园年宵花市 in Hong Kong. This type of market or fair is an annual tradition in Southern China – 行年宵. I remember lugging a peach blossom tree home with my Dad many years ago at such a market. The practice is similar to the…