Lausanne - Cathedral and City Scenes

Our train arrived in Lausanne in the afternoon, leaving time to explore. On the banks of Lake Geneva, the city has hills (a lot of hills!), bridges, stairways, and twisting roads. Huffing and puffing our way up a massive hill to the cathedral, we heard organ music, and went in. It was REALLY loud. We later read that the organ is modern and has 7,000 pipes.

Also called Notre-Dame Cathedral, it overlooks the city and is in the heart of the old town. Dating back to the 1200s as a catholic church, early protestants removed much of the original statues and decorations. The gothic interior was still beautiful. The church is the largest gothic church in Switzerland.

On our 2nd afternoon here, we strolled along the tree-lined lakefront promendade and visited the Olympic Museum, celebrating the history of the Olympic games. (A French aristocrat devoted his life and fortune to re-starting the Olympic games in the late 1800s). Tomorrow's train destiination: Murren.Les mer