On Sunday we headed over to Evian to visit Emilie's sister Cécille. She recently purchased a house there with her fiancé Yvain, and invited us over for lunch in order to see the new place.
We took the boat from Lausanne to Evian, which takes about 30 minutes. It was raining as we crossed the lake, but the weather cleared by the time we got to the other side.
I really like the house, which at some point was converted into three apartments (one per floor). Cécille and Yvain are on the second floor and have a great view. The lakefront is just on the other side of the houses and trees in the background.
My favorite part of their place is the massive yard, which encircles the house and is enclosed by an old stone gate with an iron fence. Plus, the couple in one of the other two apartments is retired and the husband maintains the yard as a hobby. The picture below captures about half of the front yard.
The lunch was fantastic as well, though I was so focused on eating it that I failed to take any pictures.
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In the evening we went to Montreux to see Arcade Fire, who was performing at the Montreux Jazz Festival. I've been to the festival each year since I moved to Lausanne, and it is always a lot of fun.
We went a little early to meet up with Emilie's friend and get some food and drinks before the show. We then found a nice spot along the lake to sit down and enjoyed the sunset.
The concert was great and the venue was small enough that we were able to get relatively close.
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