Saturday, August 30, 2014

Doing it tough, waiting for a visa

The last month has been surreal. A blur of countries and new experiences... and, thanks to a Consulate in Geneva I haven't even reached my 'destination yet'! But thanks to that same Consulate, I have had the most wonderful opportunities to explore :-)
I spent a week near Lausanne in a dark room lit by the glow of powerpoint presentations in briefings, and recovered over the weekend with bbq's on the shores of Lac Leman and picking wild raspberries and strawberries at Rocher de Naye. 
The following week was more intense logistics training, so I recovered with a trip to Annecy in France, then down to Turin to visit a friend. 
The following week I finished up bits and pieces of homework and took an extended break to the nearest beach, which was Genova in Italy! Im afraid the beaches back home left these ones for dead, so I took to hiking through the Cinque Terre National Park instead. Just breathtaking.  The visa didn't come on its expected day so I stopped over in Milan on the way back...and now I'm back near Lausanne with plenty of time free to a good home!

the meadows of Rocher de Naye (Switzerland)

 View of Lac Leman form Rocher de Naye (Switzerland)
Lac Leman (Switzerland)
 Markets in Annecy (France)
 The canals of Annecy (France)
 Cycling around Turin (Italy)
 Turin
 The harbour in Genova (Italy)
 Genova Harbour
 Vernazza- a town in the Cinque Terre (Italy)
 The beach at Monterosso in the Cinque Terre
 Corniglia - the third town in the Cinque Terre
 Milan Train station (Italy)
 The Duomo in Milan
At the centre of the fashion capital- Milan

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