The Summer of 07
A blog on my internship at EPFL, SwitzerlandArchive for Weather
Visit to Ouchy
The weather gods were forbearing today, with the sun shining out gloriously and mercury reaching 20 degrees. That sounds like hot weather for me now. Anyways the weather merited a visit to Ouchy, the Geneva lakefront adjacent to Lausanne. Truly the lakefront was worth the visit, with clear blue water merging into the blue sky through the bluish lovely Alps. Missed a boat ride as was a bit late. Some other day I guess. Ouchy also boasts of the only Olympic museum in the world. Not a really great place, but since it is the only one of its kind in the whole gory planet, spent half an hour there. There is a large stretch of parks lining the lakefront providing for a leisurely stroll. Pics are uploaded here.
Weather Talk
An internship in Switzerland, immediately entailed thoughts of a bag packed of thermal wear, and indeed was the case with me. The temperatures, internet portals informed, plummeted to even 10 degrees even in the summer. I came fully prepared (read with a broke back). However I have not yet put to use any of the thermal wear, except for the thick blanket while sleeping. The only time during the day when I feel the chill is the walk to the metro station in the morning. It has been a surprise to me that I have been able to handle the weather here, since I really don’t manage the winter in Bombay (much hotter that Switzerland’s summer!) all that well. The other thing that takes a bit of adjusting to is the length of daylight here. I am typing this post at ten to eight with the sun having a good 30 degrees to travel before it calls it a ‘day’.
