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Spoiler alert: it’s bloody beautiful.

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1. Easy peasy to get there

(From Geneva airport). I’ve been to Geneva heaps of times over the years travelling to ski resorts near by – it’s the hub of getting to lotsof di erent places, but I had no idea Lausanne was so close. I actually had never heard of Lausanne until the moment this trip wasmentioned. I’m so glad to have now discovered it & want to share my ndings with YOU reading this!

Lausanne is only 40 mins or so on a train from Geneva – the airport lls with me with dread as it’s super expensive and full of biggroups coming back from skiing holidays being loud and hitting you in the head with their skis accidentally (this happened). But littledid I know the beautiful tranquil city of Lausanne is a stones throw from the mayhem of Geneva. It was so super easy to get the train,there are so many frequent trains running you aren’t under much pressure to get one particular train. I mean, HIDDEN GEM or what?

2. Food & Restaurants

On the rst evening we had an incredible dinner at the Brasserie de Montbenon (http://www.brasseriedemontbenon.ch/) which is ahuge grand building right in the middle of a gorgeous park. I ate a beautiful pesto tortellini and the red wine was amazing. Earlier thatday we went to Café de Grancy (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/caf%C3%A9-de-grancy-lausanne-2) which was beautiful for light salads andbeer, Ta Cave (http://tacave.ch/pratique/) a quirky bar and Café du Grütli (http://www.cafedugrutli.ch/) a traditional restaurant in the

old town, in a building from the 1800s. I think this was my favourite meal experience, I loved the traditional Swiss sausage and leeks –plus the mayor of Lausanne was eating on the table next to us – a sure sign that this a rm favourite throughout the city. You also mustvisit Le Barbare which does the best hot chocolate in town – so thick you can eat it with a spoon.

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3. Choice of hotels

Lausanne isn’t a huge place but there are a huge range of hotels to my surprise (around 45 di erent hotels to choose from, I believe). Westayed at the Hotel Agora Swiss Night **** Design Hotel in Lausanne. It’s located in a quiet part of the neighbourhood that feelsresidential, but still very close to the main train station, super easy to get around and easy access to anywhere really. You walk anywherein Lausanne although you get a free travel card on checking into the hotel (the travel cards are free for everyone) – although it’s veryhilly, but it’s ne, you just feel like you’re burning more calories than normal. My legs were de nitely feeling exercised after walkingaround all the uneven roads. One of my favourite things about this hotel was that the breakfast is served in an incredible panoramicroof top glass room, there is honestly nothing better than eating your breakfast whilst looking out over Lake Geneva with fantastic viewon the Alps and the Jura Mountains. All my silly life stresses just magically zzled away.

4. The views!

The views were honestly breath-taking. It is now up there with being one of my favourite ever city breaks for this reason. I felt sorelaxed being able to look over the lake and having the mountains constantly in sight. It made me stop and sit and stare and probablylook.

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5. Art & Culture

Visiting museums is always something I love doing on city breaks. We visited Musée de l’Elysée (https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Mus%C3%A9e+de+l%E2%80%99Elys%C3%A9e&oq=Mus%C3%A9e+de+l%E2%80%99Elys%C3%A9e&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.480j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8) which was dedicated exclusively to photography. Some of the projects were deeply moving including a photographic seriesdocumenting survivors of 9/11. It had a big eclectic mix of photography and it gave me a lot to re ect on and think about.

6. The Olympic museum

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6. The Olympic museumThe Olympic museum is AMAZING. Also, I found it quite emotional. The Olympic Museum rst opened in 1993 and refurbishedin January 2012 – also a short walk from the station. You really do experience the magic of the Olympic Games and the OlympicMovement throughout history with loads of interactive experiences, games, videos, tours – I learned so much and it made me feel reallyinspired that such an incredible iconic event can bring the whole world together in such a positive way.

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7 . Cul ly Jazz Fest iva lThis was my favourite part of the trip (and trust me that was a hard decision because it was all BEAUTIFUL.) We took the train fromLausanne station to Cully (it took around 20 mins by train) and felt like we’d really stepped into a rural part of the country. The views,as you can see from the photos below, were incredible. People lined the wall and rocks surrounded the lake and sat drinking beers in thesunshine. There were beer stalls and food places and music tents playing di erent kinds of jazz all night long. We ate at Le Bistrot andhad burgers which were delicious. I really recommend going here for an afternoon/evening especially when the festival is on!

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Reply (http://girllostinthecity.com/2016/05/7-reasons-to-visit-lausanne/?replytocom=168250#respond)I lived in Lausanne for three years and agree it is a gem! My husband and I said the whole time we lived there that we lived in a

postcard. Clean , gorgeous, great food and lovely people. Hope to go back one day for a visit.

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Reply (http://girllostinthecity.com/2016/05/7-reasons-to-visit-lausanne/?replytocom=167777#respond)I grew up 30 minutes from Lausanne, so I know it well and can 100% agree with you that it’s one of the most beautiful places in the

world! It’s so nice to see bloggers sharing with their readers the lesser known parts of Switzerland, so thank you :) xx

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