Sunday, June 19, 2005


At last, we found the missing monument. The museum people were in search for the fourth sculpture, and Veeramani fits in exactly :D

La Grande Illusion, Neuchatel. Couldnt go in to see what it holds.

A playground for small kids in Neuchatel.

The Neuchatel lake looking gorgeous in the evening.

Swans enjoying their evening at the Neuchatel lake.

A beautiful painting on the wall of a home in Neuchatel. Pity, Leanardo da vinci isnt there to appreciate it ;)

A strange building in Neuchatel.

A kids ride in Yverdon. Nice colors, you must admit.

The Eiffil tower on sale :D (in Lausanne)

There was an innovative structure at Interlaken. The structure had bit of depth, unnoticable to the eyes, which could hold the rain water. With the still water, you could see perfect reflection of the objects.

A double decker train at the Interlaken station. Notice the beutiful paintings.. :)

The mystery park near Lauterbrunnen. The park holds a few replicas of buildings from across the globe, including the Pyramids. Notice the building in Yellow; thats the replica of the Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar, as far as I could fathom.

Some beautiful flowers in Lauterbrunnen.

A hosue at Lauterbrunnen. Notice the slope and how the house has been made.

The curch and the waterfall at Lauterbrunnen. The waterfall gives a pleasant look to the place. The town looks beautiful in the evening; its just like the "village of dreams". A village with mountains, rivers, waterfalls and small houses.

A grave at the graveyard in Lauterbrunnen. The people keep the graves of their loved ones in beautiful condition, showing that relationship never ends... even when our journey ends.

The first church at Latuerbrunnen was made in 1487 by the monks from the church at Gsteig who extened thir sphere of influence in this area at that time. They adorned the church with this huge bell. The bell is still located in the front of the newer church.

A cat having the afternon nap .. at Valley hostel, Lauterbrunnen.

Our room at Lauterbrunnen. We stayed at Valley Hostel, a cheap and nice place to have a sound sleap.

The glacier at Jungfraujoch. Jungrafaujoch's tagline is "Top of Europe", since it boasts itself of the highest observatory in Eruope.

Another picture taken from the plateau, Jungfraujoch. As far as I know, this is the solar power house at Jungfraujoch. A nice way to make power!

The Sphinx observatory at Jungraujoch. This is the highest observatory of Europe. The picture is taken from plateau.

Ice sculptures at Ice pallace, Jungfraujoch

Ice ice all around! Ice at Jungfraujoch. Jungfraujoch is actually a fusion of the words "Jungfrau" and "Joch". Jungfrau is the name of the place and "Joch" is the German for yoke, that means the neck joining two mountain peaks.

Thursday, June 02, 2005


A church in Geneva. This was difficult to take without a tripod.

The United Nations office in Geneva. I cudnt find the Indian flag, probably the restriction that it could not be hosted in the evening, stops them.

The Jet d'Eau, or water-jet, is one the most famous landmarks of the city of Geneva, Switzerland. Situated at the point where Lake Geneva empties into the Rhone River, it is visible throughout the city. Five-hundred litres of water per second are jetted to an altitude of 140 metres by two groups of pumps,


Münster Cathedral, Bern. In focus the decorations at the gate.

Münster Cathedral, Bern. The Cathedral is the most impressive example of Late Gothic architecture of the city. The basilica with its three naves towers above the roofs of Bern's old town.

The Swiss national bank, close to the Swiss Parliament.

The Bundeshaus, or House of Parliament, is the seat of Swiss Government. The Swiss Parliament Building houses both the Council of States and the National Council chambers, as well as the offices of the government ministers.

Inside the boat. Took the boat to tour the Limmat River in Zurich. It was nice to see all the monuments from the boat.

The boat from outside. It was a very low-lying boat; and since we had purchased a day ticket for Zurich, it was a free travel.

A swan in River Limmat, Zurich.

Zurich is celeberating Teedy summers in 2005 :) Every shop in the city had designed a teddy and decorated at its front. Here is a friendship teddy :)

A monument in Zurich near the Lake.. dont know what it is.

Fraumünster (our lady's minster) Church, Zurich.
Grossmünster Church (great minster) (near Lake Zürich, in the old city), where Zwingli was pastor

A decorated glass window at Grossmünster Church, Zurich.

The pillars of the Grossmünster castle.

The St. Peter's Church at Zurich.

The Jesuit Church, Luzern, constructed in 1666 by Father Christoph Vogler for the Jesuits.

Spreuer Bridge, completed as a part of the city fortification in 1408. Between 1626 and 1635, Kaspar Meglinger added 67 paintings that represent the "Dance of Death". It is called the Spreuer Bridge because it was only here that chaffs of wheat (Spreu) could be dumped into the river.

The resteraunt at Mt. Pilatus, near Luzern.

The musical instument at Jesuit Church, Zurich. They look like big duct-flutes?

The Hof Church, Luzern.

A beautiful view of the Limmat River, Zurich

Rhine falls, near Zurich. A ferry could take you to the center of the falls to this hill, but you require a ticket :D

Rainbows are always beautiful. One at River Rhine.
"Rainbow to windward
Foul fall the day
Rainbow to leeward
Rain runs away"

The river flowing at full speed at Rhine falls.