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By Theresa M
October 23rd 2008

"Fundue" with George Clooney

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Medieval Statues outside the Cathedral
Similar to Notre Dame

I'm terribly sorry I've been so late in updating...it's midterm week at the castle, and my brains have been a little fried. But the end is in sight! Anywho... I'm really not a fan of sleeper trains. I know I mentioned this in the previous entry, but I figured I should reiterate that statement just one last time. Granted, the view was awesome. Half the night was spent going through Tuscany, and other picturesque parts of Italy, and in the early morning, we journeyed through the Swiss Alps. Awesome. But the unknown stains on the beds, the shady characters walking in [View Full Entry]

By granatesxelmundo
September 30th 2008

Lausanne, tenemos un primo importante!!!

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Jean en la Escuela de Hoteleria

La última visita en Suiza fue a Lausanne. Salimos de la casa de los tíos temprano y pasamos a buscar a Jean por la Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne. Jean es profesor y jefe de proyectos con los alumnos. La Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne es una de las escuelas de hotelería mas reconocidas de Europa. Como lo pasamos a buscar nos invitó a hacer un recorrido por ella. La primera gran sorpresa fue cuando lo vimos. Estaba vestido como un novio de una torta de casamiento :) [View Full Entry]

By KimEngland
August 25th 2008

A Day on Lake Geneva - Lausanne

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The NonViolence Revolver
I am now on a quest to see THEM ALL!

For what I imagine is my final day trip this summer, my friend Cassie and I drove down to Lausanne, the International Olympic Headquarters. We spent the afternoon lying in the sun on Lake Geneva. We then went over to the Olympic Museum and I found yet another Nonviolence Revolver! Turns out that this is a replica (the originals at the UN, Malmo which I saw this summer, and Luxemborg which I plan on seeing on of these days) ... I think I am obsessed with this sculpture. The architect began sketching it after the death of John Lennon, which so [View Full Entry]

By Dr Jon
July 27th 2008

Madness!

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Professor Ozzie!

I don't often drink so much that I am hung over the next day. Last night was apparently an exception. When I get like this I always think of the description of Peter Fallow's hangover in Bonfire of the Vanities: an egg yolk in his head exploded into millions of silvery minnows swimming towards his flesh The occasion was a barbecue at the lake for the students. I got there an hour late because I turned right instead of left when I reached the lake and walked halfway to Geneva before turning back. I was ready to give up when I [View Full Entry]

By SwissBarry
July 24th 2008

Cause I know you want em

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Train rides
Travelling through Geneva

I don't really have the time to blog right now, but I know you'd all love to see some pictures, so here ya go! [View Full Entry]

By SwissBarry
July 18th 2008

Wow, it's a week already!

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Goodbye New York
Around this time, it actually starts to hit me that I'm going to Europe

Man has this week gone by so fast. Figure it's time I sat down and told ya about it! So our group left Phoenix last Friday (early morning) and got into Geneva early Saturday and eventually figured out the train system to get ourselves up the lake to Lausanne. There we met up with Raffael, the travel advisor for HEIG-VD (the school we're studying at), from there he told us it's a 5 minute walk to the metro that goes right to our dorms, not bad right? 1st, it's raining, but at least it wasn't cold... then we see our "5 [View Full Entry]

By Mariebottine
April 17th 2008

Escapades

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Oiseau particulier
Il a l'air surpris lui aussi!

Quelques escapades faites ces derniers mois…question d’aller voir un peu plus loin ce qui se passe en-dehors du canton de Vaud, de découvrir un peu, beaucoup, de m’échapper du quotidien, de m’amuser! Nancy, mi-février. Dix heures de train aller-retour pour un peu plus d’une journée de visite. J’allais rejoindre Marie-Pier, étudiante dans mon année en ergothérapie, qui faisait sa session en France. On se balade, on jase, on chiale un peu, on prend tout plein de photos… Au détour d’une rue qui ressemble un peu aux autres, un rayon de soleil qu [View Full Entry]

By Mariebottine
April 2nd 2008

Petit tour d’horizon - Lausanne et Pully

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Port de Pully
Le port de Pully, au crépuscule (j'aime bien ce mot...)

C’est vrai qu’il s’en est passé des choses depuis quelques mois! Et c’est vrai aussi que je n’ai pas vraiment donné de nouvelles… Alors me voici, en direct de Pully, en train d’essayer de résumer le tout! Mon stage à l’école spécialisée s’est terminé au début février. J’ai par la suite fait une semaine d’observation au CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire du canton de Vaud), pour commencer les cours tout de suite après. Le premier stage a été difficile, et il m’a fallu quelques semaines pour revenir à la surface et r [View Full Entry]

By Swiss Family Newby
January 20th 2008

Winter Wonderland: December in Switzerland

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Pere Noel and his ass
hee-hee

We had a busy month! We had a visit from a good friend from Texas, and took in the Holiday festivities in Lausanne. Emma arrived the first week in December. We strolled Lausanne, visited the Olympic museum gardens and took a crazy day trip to the Mountains in an attempt to ski. Lausanne is beautiful at Christmas time...full of traditional decorations and good cheer. They had wonderful festivities throughout the city the whole month of December, including numerous visits from "Pere Noel and his charming ass" (a translation on the community website..hee-hee). The plaza near our house, St [View Full Entry]

By Mariebottine
January 13th 2008

Montagnes, fromage et lancer de sapin

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Un mayen restauré
On peut voir à gauche les portes par lesquelles les animaux rentraient! C'est beau, hein?

La signification du mot « attendre »… 6 heures de retard en tout, séparées à peu près également entre chaque avion, train et correspondance à prendre en ces 1er et 2 janvier. Mais je suis sommes toutes arrivée en Suisse, pour y rester jusqu’en mai! Une aventure dont je rêve depuis quelques temps déjà : venir étudier et vivre en Europe, et pourquoi pas en Suisse! C’est parti! Je passe d’abord quelques jours chez mon frère, installé à Neuchâtel avec sa copine. Il est content de voir que je lui ai apporté de quoi se faire une poutine! Un besoin qui [View Full Entry]

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