To see this view we had to travel up the steep narrow railway to Les Rochers-de-Naye, where we were greeted by a stunning view of Lac Leman. For this moment the world is serene. This image is available in various sizes and formats. Please let us know if you don’t see what you want. Copyright […]
Now that’s what I call a shed. In many instances the Swiss build very distinctive sheds. They are not the sort of flimsy item that you can buy in your local garden centre or DIY store. This photo was taken in the town of Aigle with the beautiful mountains as a backdrop. Available as an […]
The 2018 Fête de la Tulipe started yesterday, the 31st of March, and will run until the 6th of May. There weren’t too many flowers to see today the 1st of April but during the coming weeks there will be countless more flowering in the Parc de L’Independance. After a couple of rainy days and a cloudy morning […]
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 […]
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.
Switzerland is a beautiful country and while visiting a part of the Alps one day I was able to capture this bird of prey high up in the sky. The bird is tiny in the photograph but much larger to us in real life. It’s lost in the photograph but then it has the freedom […]
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 […]