http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Switzerland , South-West , Lausanne en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:45:25 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 06:45:25 +0000 From Shell So while we are having a pretty long holiday..... we were very focused on only visiting Italy France and Stephen in Europe so that we wouldn't spread ourselves too thinly.So imagine our surprise when we spent four hours viewing the most stunning Swiss countryside yesterday albeit at 150kph. It all started with our combined wish to travel via train from France to Italy and resu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-444158.html Life in Lausanne has so far turned out to be pretty sweet.First off for those of you who don't know Lausanne is a small city on the shore of Lake Geneva and is the capital of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is in the French speaking sector Romandy and is round about the 4th largest city in the country. I am attending the University of Lausanne's HEC business school.Lausanne is built http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-436401.html Mom and I arrived in GVE then took the train directly to Lausanne. From the Lausanne train station we took the Metro up into the Old City to our hotel Hotel Crystal totally recommended free internet spectacular rooftop dining terrace fabulous breakfast and wonderful central location.Being Thai our beloved King grew up in Lausanne we looked for a Thai restaurant so we could catch up wit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-416680.html So I'm switching to travelblog.org cause blogspot.com sucks.Went on a hike with the brother today up to Le Grammone. Steep as a mofo but worth it ten times over. It seemed like the top of the world once we hit the top. There was an older man at the top with a parasail waiting for the wind to pick up but the clouds rolled in so he had to nix that. About a third way up is the town of Le Flon whic http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-415109.html WowCe matin je commenais ma petite journe l'URGC tout tranquillement je n'avais qu'un seul patient comme c'est souvent le cas 7h00 le matin. Vers 7h30 mon IRO Infirmier responsable au Vic la Nurse in charge vient me voir et me demande o est mon jumeleur Franois parce qu'il y avait un dchoc pour nous. C'tait une situation plutt inhabituelle o la Rga l'hlico nous demandait http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-394359.html OUF Elle est enfin finie cette premire semaine au CHUV Je m'adapte parfaitement bien la vie Lausannoise mais mme si je m'y attendais l'adaptation au travail est beaucoup plus difficile Tout va trs bien rassurezvous mais c'est que j'ai l'impression que j'ai tout rapprendre et la confiance en mon travail que j'avais mis tant de temps acqurir j'ai l'impression qu'elle a oubli d http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-389373.html Caught the train first up to Zermatt then onto Gornergrat to view the mighty Matterhorn. Up at 10000 feet the air was cool the snow thick. Unfortunatey was a bit of cloud round the mountain but still great scenery. Plenty of skiers still about taking good advantage of the snow.In the afternoon drove though the vineyards of the lower Rhone valley to Lake Geneva. Past Montreaux famous for it http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-389358.html a y est dj ce matin j'ai mis mon uniforme blanc du CHUV et j'ai commenc 7h00 travailler l'urgence. C'est que depuis mes dbuts au CHUV je suis en salle de classe avec tous les nouveux qui commencent ce moisci. Ce matin on a commenc officiellement dans nos services respectifs et donc l'urgence pour moi.L'urgence du CHUV est vraiment trs grande Elle est divise et 4 sections off http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-388778.html Me voil enfin installe Avanthier soir jrsquoai fais la prise en charge de mon studio. Tout le monde mrsquoavait avis que mon studio serait tellement petit et mme touffant que je ne mrsquoattendais vraiment pas grandchose surtout qursquoil ne cote vraiment pas cher pour tre si prs du centre de Lausanne CHF 700. par mois. Quand je suis arrive jrsquoai t trs heur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-387634.html Hey deux posts en deux jours pas mal hein je me surpasseJe suis arrive Lausanne depuis deux jours djLe voyage a t long mais srsquoest trs bien droul dans lrsquoensemble sauf qursquo Trudeau jrsquoai d ouvrir mes valises en plein aroport pour en rquilibrer le poidshellip assez cocasse quand mme Jrsquoai t surclass pour mon vol MontralLondreshellip wow http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-386961.html Enfin arrivee a Lausanne Je devrai etre tres breve dans cet envoi parce que je suis dans un cafe internet et il ne me reste presque plus de minutes mais j'avais promis de donner signe de vie Tout va tres bien et pour l'instant mes seules missions sont de me remettre du decalage horaire et de visiter ma nouvelle ville qui est soit dit en passant magnifique Elle est toute en cote tres esc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-386690.html Lausanne to Mouchard...We are in Luasanne Switzerland. Switzerland I never imagined I'd end up here but the mountains are really beautiful. Still Becky and I are both aware now that we are not supposed to be here. There is no energy or flow. We feel as if we have temporarily lost a tangible connection with our sojourn vision. We sense and check out a few hotels but nothing is coming t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-372766.html Lausanne is a pretty Lakeside city with the old town at the top of a hill. It has all the International city staples HM Starbucks etc. And of course the Manor department store food market with the 80 chickens... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-361630.html La ltima visita en Suiza fue a Lausanne. Salimos de la casa de los tos temprano y pasamos a buscar a Jean por la Ecole htelire de Lausanne.Jean es profesor y jefe de proyectos con los alumnos. La Ecole htelire de Lausanne es una de las escuelas de hotelera mas reconocidas de Europa. Como lo pasamos a buscar nos invit a hacer un recorrido por ella. La primera gran sorpresa fue cuando lo vim http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-339115.html 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 sightAnywho...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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-337650.html 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 pla http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-315891.html 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 fleshThe occasion was a barbecue at the lake for the students. I got there an hour late because I tur http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-305008.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-304126.html Man has this week gone by so fast. Figure it's time I sat down and told ya about itSo 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 HEIGVD the school we're studying at from there he told us it's a 5 minute walk to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-301502.html Quelques escapades faites ces derniers moishellipquestion drsquoaller voir un peu plus loin ce qui se passe endehors du canton de Vaud de dcouvrir un peu beaucoup de mrsquochapper du quotidien de mrsquoamuserNancy mifvrier. Dix heures de train allerretour pour un peu plus drsquoune journe de visite. Jrsquoallais rejoindre MariePier tudiante dans mon anne en ergothrapi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Switzerland/South-West/Lausanne/blog-267382.html