Weekend on the Swiss Riviera

Photos of beautiful things seen and heard in Vevey and Blonay on August 25-26, 2012
  • DSCN5014 flower beds in front of Vevey train station
  • DSCN5015 they were psychedelic!
  • DSCN5016 it was busy on the Grand Place
  • DSCN5017 Perhaps busier than usual
  • DSCN5018 bouquets were astounding
  • DSCN5019 bouquet Vevey Marche
  • DSCN5020 bouquet Vevey Marche
  • DSCN5021 bouquet Vevey Marche
  • DSCN5023 cart operators were offering refills on your white wine!
  • DSCN5024 concert band took a break
  • DSCN5025 Marche Folkloriques de Vevey
  • DSCN5026 Vevey seal, canton de Vaud
  • DSCN5027 red gave shade
  • DSCN5028 red was everywhere
  • DSCN5029 decoupage art
  • DSCN5030 Chateau de Chillon decoupage
  • DSCN5031 Alpine horn concert
  • DSCN5032 Alpine horns
  • DSCN5033 for those who had not memorized the pieces
  • DSCN5034 Alpine horns
  • DSCN5035 Eggplant frying
  • DSCN5037 this restaurant was planning to use a LOT of eggplants!
  • DSCN5041 mountains of eggplants
  • DSCN5042 Vevye shield
  • DSCN5045 Even the clouds in the sky were beautiful!
  • DSCN5046 street artists attracted crowds
  • DSCN5047 reminders of the English
  • DSCN5048 Street artist
  • DSCN5049 Street artists
  • DSCN5050 fountain (should know the name)
  • DSCN5051 Centre de musique Hindemith
  • DSCN5052 Centre de musique Hindemith
  • DSCN5053 Chisako Nishida interpreting Prelude de la Partita No 3 and Capriccio op No 9
  • DSCN5054 she was the youngest of 8 performers
  • DSCN5058 Javier Moraga performing Nocturne op 27 No2
  • DSCN5060 Misa Izumi performing Allegro Molto de la Sonate No 2
  • DSCN5061 light streaming into the room
  • DSCN5064 Watch out for Yasuka Morizono! She is hot!
  • DSCN5065 performed JFuga de la Sonate en Sol Mineur
  • DSCN5066 and Capriccio op 1 No 7
  • DSCN5069 Hanae Yamagata interpreting Liszt's ballade No 2
  • DSCN5071 Carlos Verla was our favorite
  • DSCN5072 he played Allegro de Concierto by Granados
  • DSCN5073 pedal work
  • DSCN5075 finally Marcus Baban performed La Valle d'Obermann
  • DSCN5077 the most "senior" of the performers
  • DSCN5079 a bow
  • DSCN5080 and then the applause!
  • DSCN5081 the table in the chalet where the concert was conducted
  • DSCN5082 Chalet Hindemith in Blonay
  • DSCN5084 Dahlia
  • DSCN5085 Dahlia
  • DSCN5086 Dahlia
  • DSCN5087 Close up of Dahlia
  • DSCN5088 close up of Dahlia
  • DSCN5089 Dahlia
  • DSCN5090 Dahlia
  • DSCN5091 Dahlia
  • DSCN5093 Chateau de Blonay
  • DSCN5094 Chalet Hindemith in Blonay
  • DSCN5096 fuscias