This is the view from sitting on the edge of the pool. More pictures here: http://goo.gl/dVF5D
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
My PricewaterhouseCoopers Tattoo
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Happy Fourth of July
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Montreaux Jazz Festival
Yesterday I took a day trip Montreaux, Switzerland to see the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Every year "on the first fortnight of July" musicians young and old, known and unknown descend on the northern banks of Lake Geneva. This year some of the featured artists were Paul Simon, BB King, Sting and James Blunt and is currently a festival for Jazz, Pop and Rock.
Along the waterfront there are rows of stalls with people selling stuff.
There were many live performers that were free, while the big acts were at night and cost around 80 CHF
The mountains fall right into the water, it's really quite unbelievable.
Along the waterfront there are rows of stalls with people selling stuff.
There were many live performers that were free, while the big acts were at night and cost around 80 CHF
The mountains fall right into the water, it's really quite unbelievable.
Zürich, Schweiz
Last weekend I took three hour train ride into the German part of Switzerland to check out Switzerland's biggest city, Zurich. After a rather cramped train ride with what seemed like every enlisted soldier below 21 in the Suisse Army, I arrived at 10:30 am in Zurich Main Station. A quick tour around the downtown with a friend ended up with us perched high above the river looking toward the some of the old churches.
Later that evening, we made our way to Hinteregg, Switzerland which is about a 30 min tram ride from Zurich.
After a nice dinner at home with another friend we mad our way to a night club. This was my first experience in a european nightclub and it was definitely a bizarre experience, nothing like anything in the states. After arriving home at nearly the crack of dawn we slept in sunday, finally getting up and making our way to the lake around 10am. The lake was BEAUTIFUL, looking south the far off mountains towered over the lake. These mountains were absolutely enormous (still not over them yet...) And are snow capped rising well above the tree line. We rented a peddle boat for an hour and preceded to enjoy the afternoon on the lake.
I was then guided back to the train station for my 330pm train back to Genève. I was expecting the train to be packed beyond belief but I was able to get my own seat and get absorbed in a book for the 3 hour (beautifully scenic) ride.
Today, I'm off to Montreaux to check out the Montreaux Jazz Festival and a town situated directly between the lake and the impending mountains.
Later that evening, we made our way to Hinteregg, Switzerland which is about a 30 min tram ride from Zurich.
After a nice dinner at home with another friend we mad our way to a night club. This was my first experience in a european nightclub and it was definitely a bizarre experience, nothing like anything in the states. After arriving home at nearly the crack of dawn we slept in sunday, finally getting up and making our way to the lake around 10am. The lake was BEAUTIFUL, looking south the far off mountains towered over the lake. These mountains were absolutely enormous (still not over them yet...) And are snow capped rising well above the tree line. We rented a peddle boat for an hour and preceded to enjoy the afternoon on the lake.
I was then guided back to the train station for my 330pm train back to Genève. I was expecting the train to be packed beyond belief but I was able to get my own seat and get absorbed in a book for the 3 hour (beautifully scenic) ride.
Today, I'm off to Montreaux to check out the Montreaux Jazz Festival and a town situated directly between the lake and the impending mountains.
New Pictures
There are new pictures up from my weekend in Zurich as well as yesterdays trip to Montreaux for the Montreaux Jazz Festival. Find the pictures here.
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