One quiet Swiss Sunday, I decided to have a second trip to Laussane to cut the boredome I am having in Geneva. For this trip, I decided to pass by the neighbouring town of Morges which is about 5 minutes away by train from Lausanne. I have already bought a ticket for Lausanne so why not take advantage of this and stop by Morges and then hop on the train to continue to my main destination.
Since it was Sunday afternoon, all stores and shops are closed and places transform into a sleepy spell which is typical thing in Switzerland. Downtown sidewalks are desserted as people prefer lakeside-promenade to splendour their weekend break.
On my promenade in town, I passed by a sorbet stall where I took the chance to keep cold in unseasonably warm Swiss April temperatures.
Ice creams in Switzerland, at least in this particular case, is charged per scoop or 'boule' as they say en francais.
Being the frugal person I am, I chose to have a sample... I was delected to choose mango which I have missed a lot for an ice cream sherbet flavour. Having a taste of the ice cream was an experience in itself, it was just delicious!
It was 19 C outside and weather reports at that day say that it was such an unseasonal phenomena to observe temperatures as high as these. Walking by, I saw people in shorts and flip flops as the Swiss start to show their true summer colours and shed off some skin.
Reaching the downtown shopping district, what I saw was indeed spectacular. It was just nice to get out of a big Swiss city and settle into the tranquily offered by Morges.
Strolling further, I reached the lakeside where tonnes of people are promenating strutting their stuffs in the summer heat.
And the flowers are in full bloom as well as Switzerland's well-greased tourist infrastructure.
You can actually see the hilly city of Laussane on the adjacent side of the lake.
Plus there are boats sailing around for the tourists to ride:
Continuing my excursion to Laussane, I noticed that there have been a lot of things that changed since I last went to the city. Trees are already in their full bloom, flowers in their full glory and the gloomy atmosphere has already vanished.
I just love this shot I took in the park.... wouldn't it be nice to have someone to stroll along with in the park?????
Some other views in the park:
And along the lakeside, this is what I saw:
Well, after some stroll in the city centre, I took the train back to Geneva. Fortunately, the train trip back to Geneva is for free thanks for Gleis 7 which allows me to take Swiss trains without paying fares after 7pm.
With the tranquility of Lausanne, I would actually prefer to live in this city than in Geneva. It's just full of charm and simplicity.
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