Brown Bear’s Big Day Out is a story about a bear in a zoo that puts on a disguise so that he can escape and visit a funfair called Dizzyland. It’s about looking at people in depth and not being afraid because they look different from you. So Basil looks like a man when disguised […]
Tag Archives: Lausanne
04
Jul
Jul
We were in Switzerland for a long weekend. Lausanne is a very pretty city. It has the air of civilisation defined. This is Place de la Palud and on one side is Hotel de Ville where people get married. The area is packed on a Saturday with a proper farmers market in the morning. Along […]
31
Mar
Mar
Today we visited Pinte Besson, perhaps the oldest tavern in Lausanne. We only stopped for a coffee but it has beer and wine and apparently very good fondue which I will definitely try the next time we visit. It’s a lovely old building so I’m sure that the Health and Safety brigade would have a […]
30
Mar
Mar
While walking around Lausanne recently we saw this piece of timely and topical graffiti. So far I have only seen one example of it although it is a stencil I guess so we should be able to see other examples at some point.
09
Mar
Mar
This photo was taken with a relatively old Fuji compact in a square in Lausanne, Switzerland and I was just very lucky on that day. The right time, place and conditions prevaled for me to capture what is both such a simple but also complex picture. It is beautiful but almost bland unless you start […]