Villa Toscane Montreux
Rue Du Lac 2-8, (Formerly Villa Toscane Top Hotel Montre) Montreux, Vaud, 1820, Switzerland
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New Winter Office
... my business plan and occasionally applying for jobs in the area. Swiss unemployment insurance means I dont have to worry too much about money for the moment and its good to be around Elliot! Sort of a paternity leave :)
We went for a walk yesterday and got to enjoy the sunshine after a period of 5 days of rain. It must be great skiing right now!
Some cupboard opening skills here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad16DEMw ...
Our first stop
... for the station and I hadn’t realised we were that close.
There isn’t any snow here at all!
Lausanne, Switzerland
Tuesday 10th January 2012
We wake having had a good night’s sleep (we are both getting over heavy colds) to a blue sky and sunshine. Breakfast is continental with plenty on offer.
Lausanne is the second largest city on Lake Geneva and the setting of ...
The gentle art of skiing in sunshine
Emily and her husband Andrew visited during a worldwind tour of the world. It was great to catch up and hang out with the 2 after quite a few years.
Then the first day of sunshine after over a week of snowing, meant several ski trips to catch up with different mates and enjoy the huge amount of snow recently dropped and some great sunshine!
As you can see - Disco had a lot of ...
Xmas dinner
The last few days have been warming up after a series of days of really heavy snowfall!! A few cars have been tested to see if we buy them and Sara went home for Xmas and to see her new nephew - freshly printed just before Xmas.
A great evening indeed for Xmas eve!
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Au Revoir Montreux
... hardy girls and staff braved the cold and prepared to walk on the glacier. They put plastic bags inside their shoes to warm their toes, rugged up and set off. The more sensible people like Madame Outtrim and Mrs Guilfoyle were snug and warm inside the retaurant. Ms Cody did not join us for this event but Simon participated very enthusiastically.
Once the hardy souls had rejoined the rest, it was a rush to get back to the hostel so the Jazz Band girls could change ...



