Children say goodbye to the school year in 2009 - Photo Celestial Pilgrim at flickr
Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Several streets will close in Lausanne tomorrow 30 June during the primary school annual parade and celebration.
The Palud and Riponne markets will exceptionally close at 12:30.
In addition, traffic will be banned between Fraisse and Ruchonnet.
Streets that will be closed are: rue de la Madeleine, place de la Palud, rue du Pont, rue Centrale, Avenue J.-J. Mercier, Jules Gonin, de Savoie, Ruchonnet, Fraisse, Dapples and Milan Plaza.
All parking in Avenues Dapples, Fraisse, Ruchonnet, Jules Gonin and Savoie is forbidden.
In addition, all access between Avenue Milan and Dapples will be prohibited between 07:00 and 20:00, while traffic for the rest of the streets will be banned between 13:15 and 15:30.
Fête du Bois, Lausanne school parade
Geneva, Lausanne and Montreux, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva and most international schools in the area finished the 2008-09 school year 26 June, last Friday, but canton Vaud children are still braving hot days for their last week of school, which finishes Friday 3 July.
Lausanne’s primary schools Wednesday 1 July celebrated the end of the year with their traditional Fête du Bois parade through the city, to the cheers of parents.
Images: reproduced with permission, celestialpilgrim (see his complete parade collection on flickr). Click to view larger.
Summer music festivals begin
Summer now begins in earnest, by popular acclamation, in the Lake Geneva region with city music and arts festivals.
Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival opens Friday 3 July. Expect long lines at the A9 autoroute entrances to Montreux, and if you’re going to the festival from another town, seriously consider taking the train. The festival’s new magazine is out, with day by day highlights. The free music in the streets pulls in crowds so prepare to mingle! [Ed. note: GenevaLunch articles on the Montreux Jazz festival are here. We'll be reviewing the festival for you, starting next week]
