BlueBALLS. The annual summer music festival in Luzern with venues all over the city. This was one of the free shows out in front of the Hotel Schwiezerhof. Perfect for a Friday evening picnic before heading home. Oh, and I have no idea why this festival is called BLUEballs. One can only speculate.
Monthly Archives: July 2011
day 1117_july 28, 2011
Another from the “Swiss Cathedral” series. Dating from 1178, St. Peters-Kirche in Kapellplatz is a very compact Catholic Church alongside the river at the spot where at the famous wooden bridge in Luzern lies, Kapellbrücke.
day 1112_july 23, 2011
I’ve seen yours so now I’ll show you mine. Luckily this forecast did not stay true for the week. . . . . . . .
day 1110_july 21, 2011
The typical Swiss dinner! Rösti. Perhaps the egg on top is a modern addition, not sure. En Güte!
day 1109_july 20, 2011
On the cogwheel train going up to the kulm of Mt. Pilatus. I have lost track of how many times we have been to the top, and this trip just adds to the consecutive visits without a clear view. Socked in with clouds, yet again. The newly rebuilt visitor center and cafe was the highlight! […]
day 1104_july 15, 2011
I was the parent this time. The parent whom everyone was watching as he fishes his child out of the decorative fountain, sopping wet, in the museum courtyard. The bubbling water jets were just too tempting and also just a bit out of reach. Well, she got them! Next time we go to a museum […]
day 1101_july 12, 2011
The current exhibit at the Aargauer Kunsthaus featuring Mai-Thu and also a retrospective of Christian Rothacher.
day 1099_july 10, 2011
Some images of our ‘stick wall’ screen. We get quite a few looky-lous as they are walking up the path to the forest. As one walks up the path the mirrors are not noticeable, because they are simply reflecting back the field of sticks. But as the potential voyeur turns their head 90 degrees to […]
day 1090_july 01, 2011
Football and beer. Beer and Football. Wait, what if we build a mini football stadium out of beer? Hmm, brilliant. We came across this in front of one of Luzern’s 5-star hotels. Perhaps they were hosting the Football Club Luzern. Anyway, it was quite a party when they had to dismantle this monstrosity.