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April 10, 2018

Château d’Yvoire

From the lakeside approach to Yvoire, the château appears as if out of the water. The small peninsula it is built upon is perfect…

April 7, 2018

Prangins is a perfect example of resilience in the face of destruction, that most human of qualities which counteracts the also very human sense…

April 3, 2018

Rolle is probably the most memorable of the places I visited in my one/two days of exploration in rural Vaud and Geneva, lands mostly…

April 1, 2018

Coppet is a private site — though it acts as a museum in the summertime — and therefore one’s freedom of movement on the…

March 30, 2018

The Princess and The Queen, or, The Blacks and The Greens by George R.R. Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed…

March 28, 2018

Dangerous Women by George R.R. Martin My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have to say, rating a collection is tough as it can…

March 27, 2018

Annecy was interesting. There are not many places I have seen that this much effort has gone into constructing towers which are large over……

March 25, 2018

Notes on Nationalism by George Orwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars I am, normally, not in the habit of posting quotes specifically from…

March 25, 2018

Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a beautiful and inspirational story, suitable not only for the young person…

March 24, 2018

Nyon was my first Swiss (Vaudois? Savoyard?) castle that I experienced, and as such it was a perfect entry to the local scenery. A…