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

Vespa tour on the Route du Vignoble de la Côte

The destination of this Vespa tour was Tolochenaz, the former home and final resting place of Audrey Hepburn. As I cannot be at at my family's grave today, I thought it would be appropriate to light a candle there.

First stop at the Château de Prangins

I don't know what these installations are for ...

... but apparently they are dangerous for cardiac pacemakers

The Route du Vignoble in autumn

I just had to stop for these colours once again

The view of Rolle from Mont-sur-Rolle

More colours in Bougy-Villars

Driving through Aubonne

Autumn landscapes between Aubonne and Tolochenaz

A cemetery on the way to Tolochenaz

The shadows are getting longer