The last event in the celebration of Geneva’s Escalade (the celebration of the victory over the Savoy in the early 1600s) is a late night parade and bonfire. You can see how ...

Zermatt Originally uploaded by dsearls It’s difficult to describe Zermatt in a way that manages to convey the strange majesty of the place. This tiny Swiss village is packed to the rafters ...

If you visit Geneva in the winter time, and especially if you visit during the Escalade festival the weather will be cold and you will be looking for something to warm your ...

Locals from Geneva in costume to celebrate the victory over the Savoy in 1602 as part of the celebration called the Escalade.

Locals from Geneva in costume as pikemen to celebrate the victory over the Savoy in 1602 as part of the celebration called the Escalade.

Locals from Geneva in costume as musketeers to celebrate the victory over the Savoy in 1602 as part of the celebration called the Escalade.

One of the locals from Geneva in costume to celebrate the victory over the Savoy in 1602 as part of the celebration called the Escalade.

I mentioned monument this on the most recent Amateur Traveler – Travel to Geneva, Switzerland (with soundseeing) – Episode 212. It is a larger, very large, broken chair which symbolizes the victims ...

The Amateur Traveler travels to Geneva and experiences the Escalade which celebrates the defeat of the Savoy in 1602. Geneva is the home to many UN agencies, an old town, a cathedral ...