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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…
Gotan Project in Lausanne, September 2, 2011
Great performances. Small venue (Theatre d’Octagonal in Pully). No warmup band. The music started 5 minutes after the stated time – they are in Switzerland afterall. Played from Lunatico: “Diferente” – the backdrop came from Diferente music video (see youtube video below). This is the official video for Diferente on Youtube. Gotta love Argentine tango.…
Louis Vuitton Maison @ One Central, Macau
We seldom visit a LV as they sell more or less the same lines of goods, but are curious to know what this luxury brand is doing to keep justifying charging those premium prices. So we wandered into this flagship “maison” which was holding an exhibition of LV’s history and craftsmanship. I took this picture…