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Kiernan Joliat | profile | all galleries >> Travel >> Switzerland 2006 tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Switzerland 2006

My trip to Switzerland, July 7-9, 2006.
Delémont, looking up the main street running from the train station.
Delémont, looking up the main street running from the train station.		 I like this fountain. So do the little kids in town.
I like this fountain. So do the little kids in town.		 Looking back toward the station.
Looking back toward the station.		 An interesting house.
An interesting house.
Looking toward the old center of Delémont.
Looking toward the old center of Delémont.		 A Swiss Army Knife factory. Apparently there's been one in Delémont practically since the company was founded.
A Swiss Army Knife factory. Apparently there's been one in Delémont practically since the company was founded.		 The most comprehensive veterinary clinic I've ever seen.
The most comprehensive veterinary clinic I've ever seen.		 Looking toward the mountains.
Looking toward the mountains.
The Delémont youth hostel - highly recommended.
The Delémont youth hostel - highly recommended.		 A cool sculpture along one of Delémont's pedestrian paths.
A cool sculpture along one of Delémont's pedestrian paths.		 The Delémont train station, looking towards Courtételle.
The Delémont train station, looking towards Courtételle.		 Arrival in Courtételle.
Arrival in Courtételle.
A cool house just across from the train station.
A cool house just across from the train station.		 Looking up the main street.
Looking up the main street.		 A closer view - the shop with the yellow awnings is Joliat Cycles.
A closer view - the shop with the yellow awnings is Joliat Cycles.		 Looking toward the primary school and the church.
Looking toward the primary school and the church.
Courtételle is a very pretty little town to just stroll around in.
Courtételle is a very pretty little town to just stroll around in.		 The church spire peeking above rooftops.
The church spire peeking above rooftops.		 A gorgeous Courtételle garden.
A gorgeous Courtételle garden.		 Everywhere you look, you can see the mountains.
Everywhere you look, you can see the mountains.
More pretty village buildings.
More pretty village buildings.		 The mural (painted by Julie Joliat) on the Courtételle primary school.
The mural (painted by Julie Joliat) on the Courtételle primary school.		 An old water fountain - I saw lots of these on various street corners.
An old water fountain - I saw lots of these on various street corners.		 Joliat Cycles, owned by Stéphane (Gérard works here too). It's kind of ironic that I never learned to ride a bike, isn't it?
Joliat Cycles, owned by Stéphane (Gérard works here too). It's kind of ironic that I never learned to ride a bike, isn't it?
The Joliat Cycles van - Laurent or Stéphane off to an urgent bike emergency.
The Joliat Cycles van - Laurent or Stéphane off to an urgent bike emergency.		 Joliats are everywhere you look in Courtételle!
Joliats are everywhere you look in Courtételle!		 We even have a street named after us!
We even have a street named after us!		 Joliat Construction, another major Courtételle presence.
Joliat Construction, another major Courtételle presence.
The Courtételle church. After some googling, I think I've determined that it's called St. Sixte.
The Courtételle church. After some googling, I think I've determined that it's called St. Sixte.		 The church interior - I absolutely love the simplicity and natural feel. This is one of the prettiest churches I've ever seen.
The church interior - I absolutely love the simplicity and natural feel. This is one of the prettiest churches I've ever seen.		 Looking toward the choir loft and organ.
Looking toward the choir loft and organ.		 The baptismal font.
The baptismal font.
A closer view of the altar - I love the carved stone and glass.
A closer view of the altar - I love the carved stone and glass.		 The cross above the altar is made of clear glass, so it reflects all the multicolored light from the stained glass windows.
The cross above the altar is made of clear glass, so it reflects all the multicolored light from the stained glass windows.		 The church has these beautiful abstract stained glass windows.
The church has these beautiful abstract stained glass windows.		 Only a couple of the windows are representative - I'm not sure which saints these are.
Only a couple of the windows are representative - I'm not sure which saints these are.
A close-up of the abstract glass on the southern side.
A close-up of the abstract glass on the southern side.		 And the northern side.
And the northern side.		 The windows flanking the altar represent the sacraments.
The windows flanking the altar represent the sacraments.		 The other sacrament window.
The other sacrament window.
The churchyard - there are lots of Joliats buried here.
The churchyard - there are lots of Joliats buried here.		 Looking past the churchyard up into the mountains.
Looking past the churchyard up into the mountains.		 My cousin Gérard took me up on one of the mountains to look out over the Delémont valley.
My cousin Gérard took me up on one of the mountains to look out over the Delémont valley.		 Looking towards Courtételle - it's just above and to the right of the picture's center.
Looking towards Courtételle - it's just above and to the right of the picture's center.
The eastern end of Delémont.
The eastern end of Delémont.		 Gérard took this picture of me with Courtételle just above and to the left of my head.
Gérard took this picture of me with Courtételle just above and to the left of my head.		 Another shot of me with the view.
Another shot of me with the view.		 Maurice, author of the huge Joliat genealogy book, and Gérard.
Maurice, author of the huge Joliat genealogy book, and Gérard.
Ouchy, Lausanne's waterfront district.
Ouchy, Lausanne's waterfront district.		 Walking along the waterfront.
Walking along the waterfront.		 Ouchy is a great place for people-watching.
Ouchy is a great place for people-watching.		 The giant weathervane - when you line it up with one of four concrete pillars, it tells you which way the wind is blowing.
The giant weathervane - when you line it up with one of four concrete pillars, it tells you which way the wind is blowing.
Fountains in Ouchy's wading pool. Kids love these.
Fountains in Ouchy's wading pool. Kids love these.		 A giant game of chess.
A giant game of chess.		 Boats like this take tourists and locals all over Lake Geneva.
Boats like this take tourists and locals all over Lake Geneva.		 The end of the breakwater and the harbor sign.
The end of the breakwater and the harbor sign.
Looking towards Ouchy from the water.
Looking towards Ouchy from the water.		 The giant star sculpture on the waterfront.
The giant star sculpture on the waterfront.		 Sunset in Ouchy.
Sunset in Ouchy.		 Another view of Ouchy from the water.
Another view of Ouchy from the water.
Sailboats on the lake - it was a ridiculously beautiful day.
Sailboats on the lake - it was a ridiculously beautiful day.		 A view towards the east.
A view towards the east.		 Getting close to the southern side of the lake.
Getting close to the southern side of the lake.		 The little village of St. Gingolph on the south shore.
The little village of St. Gingolph on the south shore.
Looking back towards St. Gingolph.
Looking back towards St. Gingolph.		 A few of my fellow cruisers.
A few of my fellow cruisers.		 Jetskiers racing a slalom course near Villeneuve.
Jetskiers racing a slalom course near Villeneuve.		 The town of Villeneuve.
The town of Villeneuve.
Chateau de Chillon.
Chateau de Chillon.		 Chillon from further out in the lake.
Chillon from further out in the lake.		 The Swiss flag, flying over the back of the boat.
The Swiss flag, flying over the back of the boat.		 Montreux - the Riviera of Switzerland.
Montreux - the Riviera of Switzerland.
I think the Montreux Jazz Festival might be going on right now.
I think the Montreux Jazz Festival might be going on right now.		 The Grand Hotel Suisse in Montreux.
The Grand Hotel Suisse in Montreux.		 Vevey, just down the lake from Montreux.
Vevey, just down the lake from Montreux.		 Another view of Vevey.
Another view of Vevey.
Vevey's little harbor.
Vevey's little harbor.		 Looking towards the south shore of the lake and the French Alps.
Looking towards the south shore of the lake and the French Alps.		 A more southeastern view.
A more southeastern view.		 Another sailboat - there must have been hundreds on the lake.
Another sailboat - there must have been hundreds on the lake.
The north shore, east of Lausanne.
The north shore, east of Lausanne.		 The terraced fields are mostly vineyards on the north shore.
The terraced fields are mostly vineyards on the north shore.		 Coming back to Lausanne.
Coming back to Lausanne.		 Sunset over Lake Geneva.
Sunset over Lake Geneva.
Place de St. Francois and the church of the same name, in the old town.
Place de St. Francois and the church of the same name, in the old town.		 Rue Bourg, full of expensive jewelers and watch shops.
Rue Bourg, full of expensive jewelers and watch shops.		 Looking up the hill toward the cathedral.
Looking up the hill toward the cathedral.		 A view down towards the lake and the French Alps, from in front of the cathedral.
A view down towards the lake and the French Alps, from in front of the cathedral.
A more western view over the rooftops of Lausanne.
A more western view over the rooftops of Lausanne.		 The front door of the cathedral.
The front door of the cathedral.		 The cathedral's nave - most of the ornamentation here was removed in the Protestant Reformation.
The cathedral's nave - most of the ornamentation here was removed in the Protestant Reformation.		 The cathedral's famous organ.
The cathedral's famous organ.
The only surviving medieval glass, in the southern rose window.
The only surviving medieval glass, in the southern rose window.		 A closeup of the rose.
A closeup of the rose.		 The old wooden Escaliers du Marché.
The old wooden Escaliers du Marché.		 You can't see it, but the window of this shop has about ten million Swiss Army knives on display.
You can't see it, but the window of this shop has about ten million Swiss Army knives on display.
The Academie, now a high school.
The Academie, now a high school.

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