Lausanne, Switzerland

Lausanne is a beautiful city worth devoting a good chunk of time to, something that we did not get a chance to do but put it on the list of places to visit again.

The Old Town is comprised of pretty cobble stoned streets full of restaurants, boutiques and cafes.

View of the Cathedral from Place de la Palud.

Fontaine de la Justice (fountain of Justice), a renaissance style fountain sculpted in 1584-85. It depicts a blindfolded young woman holding a sword and scales while The Pope, the Emperor, the Grand Turk and a magistrate are submissive at her feet.

The gray building in the background might not look interesting but a renovation in 1999 revealed that the first two storeys are the remains of a house built in 1340. It is considered one of the oldest buildings in French speaking part of Switzerland.

Escaliers du Marche (Market stairs), provide a direct route from Place de la Palud to the Cathedral. Their existence was first recorded in the 13th Century but the present appearance dates back to 1717-1719.

The Lausanne Cathedral was constructed in many stages between 1170-1275. The 7000 pipe organs installed in 2003 weigh 40 tonnes and took 150,000 hours of work to create.

Dinner was at the Cafe du Vieil Ouchy

Rosti with sausage and onions

This was really delicious

potatoes, ham and onions topped with melted cheese.

the lake was across the street from the restaurant so we enjoyed a nice stroll back to the parking lot.

Two things struck me in the parking lot, this bike parking was really clever

and parking spots just for women!? I think that in the U.S. that would have been taken as an insult, I thought it was quite nice.

Cafe du Vieil Ouchy
Place du Port 3
Lausanne

Joanna

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