There was a chilly Bise wind blowing at the end of last week, but it didn’t stop some hardy souls taking a dip in the lake. There’s a spot down at the beach in Prangins which is is bit of a sun trap to shelter out of the wind. You can often see folk sat chatting and reading while soaking up some winter rays. There are others who go down to this beach as they cannot resist a swim despite the glacial temperature of the water at this time of year. Look closely in the photo and you can just see a head bobbing in the water!
Meanwhile over in Nyon there’s an end of season feeling down by the lake, with boats covered, and tables and chairs stacked up in the cafés and put away for the winter.
Yet in the centre of town, there’s still lots going on. These school children below held a stall in the Saturday market selling chocolate cake and other goodies. This was to help them pay for funds towards a school trip to Italy. Selling home made produce like this is a popular local fund raising method for such trips. The signs usually say something like “Voyage D’etude” if you want to help them.
This organ grinder appeared on Saturday in the centre of town, singing in front of the butchers.
There was also plenty of campaigning going on in town for the next lot of elections for the Mayoral candidate. More on this later on in the week when Bernadette will be giving us an update on the latest news in local politics.