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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…
Château de Chillon, part 1
Chateau de Chillon is located near Montreux on the north shore of Lac Leman – about 40 minutes drive from where we live. It is an extremely popular castle for obvious reasons: its history (built in the middle ages), physical setting (lake side), location (historically on the north-south Alps trade route) and literature connection (Byron). Its…
Wynn’s fields of flowers
The Wynn casino hotel in Las Vegas has one of the most visually rich interior environment. This bar – Parasol Down – is a fantastically colored space – feels fun, somewhat luxurious, and without being (too) garish. If you look up from the bar, you will see the multicolor parasols. In fact, most visitors will…
Lazy Dog Cafe, Cerritos
This is our 300th post ! Thanks for visiting and leaving comments. The adventure continues … For regular folks like us, the time to do shopping is mostly the weekend. But when all of us are shopping at the same time at the same places, the result is crowds and stress which strip away all…
