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Lausanne Local Customs

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Home made hot chocolate
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  • If you are in the old town or even from town centre and want to have a delicious chocolate drink, make your way to Le Barbare.

    It is halfway up the Escaliers du marchι (old rooved stairs leading up to the cathedral), just before you pass under the road.

    This place is a typical locals meeting place. It'll attract students and arty types. It's a small cafe that serves a few things to eat. But people mainly come here for their famous home made hot chocolate. It is delicious! Just ask for a "chocolat maison" and enjoy!

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    MUSEUMS IN VAUD (some of...
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  • MUSEUMS IN VAUD (some of them)

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    Chβteau d'Aigle

    CH-1860 Aigle

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    Musιe Suisse du Sel

    rue Midi 1

    CH-1860 Aigle

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    Musιe Vaudoise de la Vigne et du Vin

    Chβteau d'Aigle

    CH-1860 Aigle

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    Musιe du Bois

    A l'Arboretum

    CH-1170 Aubonne
     
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    Musιe de la Naissance de l'aviation suisse

    Chβteau d'Avenches

    CH-1580 Avenches

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    Rφmermuseum

    Musιe Romain

    Im alten Turm

    CH-1580 Avenches

    Tel. 0041-37/751727

    Geφffnet: Tδglich, Jan/Feb Di geschlossen

    Relikte der rφmischen Kolonie Aventicum

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    Musιe du Vieux-Baulmes

    rue du Theu

    CH-1446 Baulmes

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    Musιe Fondation Deutsch

    route des Monts-de-Lavaux 12

    CH-1092 Belmont-sur-Lausanne

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    Musιe Historique du Chablais

    rue Centrale 21

    CH-1880 Bex

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    Salzbergwerk Bex

    CH-Bex

    Tel. 0041-24/4630330

    Fax 0041-24/4630332

    www.bex.ch/mines/

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    Chemin de fer-musιe Blonay-Chamby

    Gare

    CH-1807 Blonay

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    ••• MUSEE SUISSE

    Musιe national Chβteau de Prangins

    avenue Gιnιral-Guiguer

    CH-1197 Prangins

    Tel. 0041-22/994 88 90

    Fax 0041-22/994 88 98

    Geschichte der Schweiz im 18. und 19. Jahrhundert in einem

    Schloss wie aus dem Mδrchenbuch.
     
    www.musee-suisse.ch

    info.prangins@slm.admin.ch

    Haupthaus:

    Landesmuseum Zόrich

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    ••Chβteau de Coppet

    CH-1296 Coppet

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    Musιe rιgional Vieux Coppet

    Grand-Rue 30

    CH-1296 Coppet

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    Fondation Neumann

    Prι du Chβteau

    CH-1276 Gingins

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    Musιe du Chβteau de Grandson

    Place Chβteau

    CH-1422 Grandson

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    Musιe Buttin-de-Loλs

    sent. des Vinches 3

    CH-1603 Grandvaux

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    MUSEUMS IN LAUSANNE

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    Olympisches Museum

    Musιe Olympique

    Quai d'Ouchy 1/CP

    CH-1001 Lausanne

    Tel. 0041-21/6216511

    Fax 0041-21/6216512

    www.museum.olympic.org/

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    Musιe Espace Arlaud

    place de la Riponne 2bis

    CH-1003 Lausanne

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    Musιe l'espace lausannois d'Art contemporain

    rue de Genθve 19

    CH-1003 Lausanne

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    Collection de l'Art Brut

    avenue Bergiθres 11-13

    CH-1004 Lausanne

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    Musιe de la Machine ΰ ιcrire

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    Take a day trip to CHATEAU...
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  • Take a day trip to CHATEAU GRUYERES. The 15th - 17th century houses in the main street are statutorily protected as ancient monuments.
    The gravel path around the castle and short walk downhill to the right of the main street provide some relief from souvenir shops and bring majestic mountains a little closer.

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    The Montreux Jazz Festival...
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  • The Montreux Jazz Festival 2002 will be from the 5 to the 20 of july, if you are going and need somebody to show you around contact me!

    Check the web Page out
    Montreux Jazz

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    Musιe de l'Elisιe
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    READING


    Most of you know I am news junkie, what can I say. I will most likely read anything and everything I can.

    In an electronic era it's nice to still find people with an interest in reading. Even tough, it's only the sports section. ;o)

    This time, it was a good opportunity to practice my very basic french.

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    Drink wine with lunch. Drink...
    Drink wine with lunch.
    Drink Swiss white wines - they come in screw-top bottles, but they're really good, anyway.

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    The night guard
    For years of living in or around Lausanne I'd heard the story of the night guard who walks the higher levels of the cathedral at night. I believed that in this day and age, this was a legend sprung from the past.

    But one day, just about a year ago, I was in the old town on a winter night, and I heard him, calling out the time from the ledge of the cathedral. And I saw his shadow...

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    Swiss meal hours
    In Lausanne and in Switzerland in general, restaurants only serve food at certain hours and not all day like in many other countries. Lunch for example is only served from 11h30 to 14h00 and dinner from 18h30 to 22h00. If you miss these times, then you always have the option of going to a bakery at least until it closes at 18h30 lunch...

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    Le verre ΰ Pied
    It started off as a wine shop. Now it is a popular place for locals to go and have a glass of wine after work. As it is originally a Vaud and Valais wine shop, a lot of people from Valais living in Lausanne have made this their meeting point.

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