LAUSANNE - OUCHY

Today, I'm posting a few more shots that I took during our day trip in Lausanne. It is such an interesting place with many photogenic buildings that it is impossible not to go crazy and take gazillions of pictures!

Once again, those photos were taken around the lakeside in Ouchy, but instead of portraying the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman), I decided to show you what amazing architecture is to be found in that area (Ouchy Castle especially)...

HOUSES AROUND VEYRIER

In the Geneva countryside, there are many interesting and pretty old houses. It is really worthwhile take a walk around the region...

Most new houses (apart from a few jewels of modern architecture) are hideous, sexless, have no appeal, soul, charm, nor class and look ever so boring (the same old thing since more than 20 years!), but when it comes to the ancient ones, then there's really something to see!

ARCHITECTURAL MONUMENT

In Geneva, there are many interesting buildings that have been classified as historic monuments for their unique and magnificent architecture. This is why I thought that I'd share those two pictures with you...

Although, you might think that such a building could only be an opera house or a museum, it is in fact the main post office (rue du Mont-Blanc) that is situated close to the train station and the Lake of Geneva. There, you'll also find the tourist office.

This monumental piece of Federal architecture was created in 1889 by John and Marc Camoletti whose family originated in Piemont (Northern Italy).

A close-up of the front facade...
One of it's colonades...