"I had a nice few days in Lausanne, the "Olympic hometown", the size of Maastricht, situated along Lake Geneva and 40 minutes from the international city. My friend works there as a junior researcher at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne), one of the two federal-level Swiss tertiary education institutions, famous for its research in life sciences and physics. Living and work conditions appear to be idyllic - the combination of low taxes and robust economy provides employees (even PhD students!) in Switzerland with the highest, by far, salaries in Europe while Swiss cities consistently ranks high on the Quality of Living index. I was impressed.
Attached are some photos to illustrate my stay there:
# best discovery in Lausanne: Mövenpick ice-cream! Super creamy, delicious and... low-fat!! The fruity ones are especially known to be less than 5% fat because fruits remain its main ingredient.
# The scenic view of Lausanne taken from the highest point in the city at the tower of Sauvabelin. The cathedral's steeples are visible while across Lake Geneva is the French village of Évian-les-Bains, the source of the famous bottled mineral water.
# The Paleo music festival in nearby city of Nyone - the crowd photo shows the grand stage arena when Portishead was performing.
# My favourite band, Beirut did not disappoint at all. I must admit, I was left gushing and giggling like a silly teenager. :o)
# I forgot to bring appropriate shoes so we decided to wear Metka's cheapest pair. They happened to be white and garnered quite a bit of attention - people were actually taking photos of them!
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