First time in close to 3 years that we see alpenhorns in the flesh.
Tag: land of cheese and chocolate
Swiss vapeur parc
On the last weekend the oldies were here, we went to the Swiss vapour parc (even though our drunk satnav tried to send us down a no-road cow path.
This unique park displays its attractions in an area of over 17’000 m2 at Le Bouveret, in a pleasant location adjacent to the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. One miniature train enthusiast, having come from afar to admire this touristic marvel of lower Valais, confided that all the troubles of everyday life seem to disappear within the gates of the park. Only a child’s earliest experiences of joy can come close to expressing the first sensations of a trip on a miniature train. The little trains chug along as if by magic through a sumptuous decor displaying miniature replicas from the rich heritage of Switzerland: the Castle of Aigle, the Church of Saanen, the Halls of Neuchâtel, the Swiss Residence, railway buildings and constructions of every sort (bridges, viaducts, tunnels, etc.), conjuring up a journey into a land of dreams!
https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/swiss_vapeur_oct_2015/
Sending the child down the salt mines
We went to visit the Bex salt mines this Saturday. Unfortunately, they wouldn’t keep the child.
https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/bex_oct_2015/
Palais de Rumine
The canton’s zoology museum describes itself as follows:
Inspired by the museum of the 18th or 19th century, the permanent exhibition has a small old-fashioned charm. The largest in terms of area and exposed animals, this exhibition presents systematically the main groups of vertebrates that are found on our planet. Successive interventions Museum officials have led to simplify the presentation by reducing the number of animals exposed, creating podiums for large animals or eliminate the furniture cluttering the central corridor. Aimed to university education, the comparative anatomy”museum within a museum” has undergone some changes and still offers an impressive sight of rows of jars, skeletons and two-headed monsters.
The building itself seems like it has been inspired by Escher…
All pictures here: https://www.flubu.com/blog/pictures/palais_rumine_sep_2015
Meat!
We did our quarterly Aligro run to stock up on meat. Given the insane prices for meat, it’s cheaper to buy in bulk, especially when you factor in stuff that’s on offer. We got chicken legs, chicken boobs, sausages, ham, a beef shoulder roast and fresh tuna steaks. Every thing gets portioned out and frozen.
Buying Swiss home is ‘cheaper than renting’
With the current low interest rates, buying a home in Switzerland is cheaper than renting the equivalent accommodation, a new study from mortgage broker Moneypark says.
The study bases its calculations on an average mortgage of 690,000 francs and a deposit of 270,000 francs, the Blick newspaper reported online on Tuesday.
Assuming a fixed interest rate of 1.5 percent, payments including interest and amortization would come to about 2,615 francs a month.
Yes. Well. That assumes you can find a house for that price around here. The deposit, it should also be noted, was just a hair over the total price we paid for our terrace house in Saffron Walden.
Along almost the entire shore of Lake Geneva apartments cost 9.0 times an average annual income, with Geneva at 14.6 and Lausanne at 11.1.
It’s too bloody hot to work
So the office ducked out for a pint after our retrospective.
Seriously, it’s been around 35 all week and it doesn’t really get cooler than 22-24 at night. They’re forecasting this shit for the next 5 days at least. The bbq this weekend will be fun!
Swiss Grace & Clarkson
Morges is full of ducks. Here’s a pair that reminded me of the genome campus.
Festival du rosé de Morges
Daddy, you need to buy one of those bottles
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So we did. And a few more.
I need to buy a wine cave.
The green fairly was in Morges
Bean tried absinthe. Scary part? He liked it.