Saturday ritual.

Whatever we're doing on Saturday morning, there is a little ritual that can not be missed. Reading l'Equipe on Saturday mornings is a must for him. Better than spending hours on the couch watching sports on TV I guess!

I took this picture in the heart of old city center in Geneva at the beginning of June.

Drink at Le Mirador.

There are quite a few really nice hotels along Geneva's lake but there are completely out of our price range. Since they usually have a terrasse with outstanding views, we like to stop by for a coffee and just enjoy the scenery.

Sam took this pic on June 12 (already two months ago!!) B & R had just landed and were not up for hiking at the top of the Alps quite yet. So we settled at the Mirandor for a drink and took in the swiss beauty.

Unexpected Trolley

If we stay in Lausanne during the week end, we usually start with a bus ride into the old city center to go to the market, have coffee and read the news. It was just one of those saturdays, not quite awake, we were waiting at the bus stop. And instead of the usual and ugly bus from the 70's, an old trolly from 1936 came to pick us up. Completely unexpected. I couldn't help taking a couple of pics. It felt as if we were in Lisbon. Lovely saturday suprise!

Pianos in the streets of Geneva. (June 11)

While R&B were here, we ended a fun filled week with a music festival in Geneva. I had noticed one piano outside in a square where anyone could stop and play. When we stopped by, a young girl was playing a children song, nothing exceptional. What I didn't realized (before watching this video) was that for an entire week I think, they had set up pianos all over the city outside in the streets, squares, parks, along the lake, etc. and some rather talented people stopped by and played. Nice concept.

Paleo Festival. My first time! (June 11)

The Paleo festival started in 1976 and 1800 people showed up. Today it's one of the largest in Europe. It takes place in a meadowland site of over 15 hectares situated to the north of the town of Nyon between Lausanne and Geneva. Last year they had 230,000 spectators and 8000 campers.

We went with Pascal & Elodie on Thursday evening and listened to Jean Louis Aubert, PJ Harvey, The Strokes and The Do. Sam got carried away with his camera as you can tell above.

It was my first Paleo: great atmosphere. As the swiss would say: "it was tip top"!