All of this for a new Metro?

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Last weekend Lausanne celebrated the opening of a new Metro (subway for those of you who aren't sure what I'm talking about) line by having various stages set up around the city. Each stage played a different genre of music and varied from techno/dance at Place de l'Europe to Salsa at Ouchy.

Very Very cool!

Originally, we (Tori, Céline and myself) were going to go back to the apartment and watch a movie after our "Mexican" dinner (which pales in comparison to the Tex-Mex I miss so much), but after Céline received a phone call from Mitko about some sort of music festival in Lausanne, the 4 of us found ourselves on the next train out.




We arrived at about 9PM. Lausanne was packed and was still just as hilly as I left it. The whole city was in party mode and people could be found dancing in the street, drinking beer and eating chinese food :)



Our main spot for the night was Place de L'Europe where a DJ was playing party/techno music. We spent a good hour dancing there.




Once we felt that it was time to move on, we treked down to Ouchy, the area by the lake where there was a tent set up to play Salsa music. After about another 45 minutes there, it was time to head back to the train station to catch the last train (which was arranged specially from Lausanne to Neuchâtel for the party) at 1:20AM.

I promise I don't just party every weekend- but this IS a month that has a lot of parties in Switzerland. My next BIG blog entry will focus on the Fête des Vendages, the Neuchâtel wine festival that is being celebrated THIS weekend. According to one of the pamphlets I picked up from the tourism office and my Lonely Planet: Switzerland Guide, this festival is one of the Biggest in Switzerland. I look forward to sharing it with all of you when it's over :)