Lausanne!

Ciao,

Today was not filled with information, history, or site visits; however, full of picturesque views as we drove through and scaled the Alps. We snapped many photographs of the beautiful mountain slopes and quaint villages. The bus ride was only supposed to take 3 hours, but since we had to scale the mountain side several times, stop at the border, and stop for lunch, the trip ended up taking 5 hours! Thankfully, we were able to pass the time with napping and gazing out the window. Once we finally arrived in Lausanne, it took us some time to find our way to the hotel, as it was our bus driver's first time in the city as well. Lausanne is a beautiful city built on the mountain side starting at the shore of Lake Geneva. We walked down to the base of the mountain to finish two group projects and discussions. Thankfully, the lake was at the group's back so they weren't overly distracted with scenery. We had a gorgeous view of the lake and a mountain back drop, which happened to be the country of France. So we can basically say we were in France as well. Even though we did not do anything as a group for sport we did see a number of soccer games going in the small villages. Also, we saw a rowing team practicing out on Lake Geneva. The amazing part was that even though we were passing through small villages the soccer fields were still lined with with advertisements!That was just an interesting observation. Hope all is well back in the states. We will be back in three short days and we would all appreciate a hearty American meal when we return :)!

Ciao Tutti,
Tony Lucia, CSOM Finance major