After a day of sightseeing, we decided to take a dip in the pool. The water was extremely refreshing but first we had to use the net to remove a multiple of bugs that had ended up in the pool since yesterday. What is it with bugs anyway? Don’t they know they can’t swim? . . . . .or . . . .are they all kamikaze pilots and think if they dive bomb into the water they will be saving someone or making some kind of point. Or . . .. . . .are they just so darn hot they think committing suicide is worth being cooled off for at least a few moments. I think I will see if I can get a research grant to study that.
Went to Lausanne today to see the Cathedral. It was worth the 20 minute drive on the freeway with the top down on the car and the breeze flowing through. It is an incredible work of architecture. It was started in the early 1100’s and completed in the early 1200’s. Every time I go into one of these structures I am awed by the creative ability of early man and their skills. At one time it housed the famous golden Madonna but during the reformation the statue was melted down for the gold. Apparently some of the gold nuggets from it are still housed in some museum in Switzerland – like they really know those coins are from the Madonna. It totally amazes me that generations of people can protect one little item for the future generations and not misplaced it. I know that it my family had been in charge of say . . . . .the crucifix . . . . . it probably would have been turned into something like a bookshelf rather than little splitters to be sold in the tourist shops inside the Vatican. Our ancestors were totally clever people to think of preserving these things.
Anyway, it’s all a croc of crap, but an impressive croc of crap.
Attached view of Lausanne and the Cathedral
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