My Christmas present from Marci and Co.

VESPA - THE VIDEO
On my Vespa in Geneva and an excursion to Annecy

Vespa by marcell benedikty

The material for this Vespa video was filmed on October 28th, 2011 in Geneva and on the way to as well as in Annecy (France). Starring me and my Vespa, guest-star Beni at 01:09.

Merry Christmas!

Longing for summer

It is snowing in Geneva and I can hardly wait to get on my Vespa again. But there is quite some time to go until I will be able again to go around wearing only flip-flops and shorts, just like this guy in Miami, Florida. A helmet seems to be optional there ...

 found at: caroundtheworld.com

December 11 - Escalade celebrations in Geneva

I could not go to town this time to take pictures of the celebration, but here you find some pictures from last year, including a couple of images with Vespas (not being part of the historical procession).

Further information about the Escalade: Compagnie de 1602

10.000 visitors!

The most popular posts in the first year

 Travelling Vespa and Return to Temptation

The most popular pages

Vespa Ads and Vespa Rainbow

Thank you all for visiting.

Santa Claus will be on time this year

Because he arrives on a Vespa!

 I found this one in a bookshop in Vienna.

A similar image, from my blog post of December 5, 2010.

World AIDS Day

 Let's get it on - ride safely

The ´Let´s get it on - drive safely´ campaign was planned in February 2003 by Piaggio USA, but was called off at the last moment. It may be hard to see the connection between a scooter and a condom, but in this ad the link was made between the rubber and the Vespa helmet, both of them adding to your personal safety. 

Here you'll find more Vespa Ads: Vespa Ads and Vespa Posters Timeline (blog pages)

Christmas shopping in Vienna

Vienna is an ideal place to do the Christmas shopping, for Vespa accessories for example! I found the Magno hotcover to be a lot cheaper here than in Geneva. I don't find it particularly "sexy" to go around with this cover on my Vespa, but it certainly keeps my knees warm.

Christmas decoration in the city centre

A Vespa LX S in front of the Hofburg, 
now seat of the Federal President (left) ...

... and the "beauty of our youth" nearby.

A statue in front of the Parliament, and the City Hall

My new Magno hotcover

Picture taken from the Vespa accessories catalogue

Vespas everywhere - this time in Austria

An LML Star spotted in Austria

Vespas everywhere - by car to Zürich

I've been at Zürich Airport already in 1987 and drove by this largest town of Switzerland several times recently, but this was the first real visit to the town. I was impressed by the city centre, the old town and the fact that there are just as many Vespas here as there are in Geneva.

One of the brigdes in the city centre

The first Vespas spotted in the centre

Niki de Saint Phalle (1997) at the railway station

The old town with Christmas decoration

Some more images of the old town

At Lake Zurich, aka Zürichsee or for locals: Zürisee

A Vespa driving by

Two more Vespas in town

Rowing competition on the river

This Vespa ET4 found a nice spot for parking

 A famous landmark of Zürich

It doesn't feel like being in a large town

A rainbow of Vespas and some details

No problem with a Vespa to drive on these streets

It is a challenge to keep large animals in town

Sunset in Zürich

If you are into Vespa oldtimers ...

... this is your place (vespas.ch)

Tolochenaz - final resting place of Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn lived in the Villa "La Paisible" in Tolochenaz for 30 years until her death on January 20, 1993. She was 63 years old. The name of the renovated 18th-century farmhouse - meaning "calm, quiet" - is quite appropriate. She had a beautiful garden overlooking Lac Léman, with a view of the snowcapped Mont Blanc.

Villa La Paisible in Tolochenaz

Parking in front of Audrey Hepburn's villa

The relief with the name of the villa at the entrance

The villa seen from the opposite side

The church and the town hall in Tolochenaz

Audrey Hepburn's grave 
in the small cemetary not far from her home