Tag: urbanisation

  • Historic Photos and Facebook

    Historic Photos and Facebook

    Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the reasons for which I keep using Facebook has to do with peoples’ sharing of old photos, paintings, sketches and more. I love to see photos of Nyon, Morges, Neuchatel Lausanne and other places through time. Recently I saw a photo of La Dole with a group of children skiing…

  • On the Pleasure of Walking Without Stopping at a Road Crossing.

    On the Pleasure of Walking Without Stopping at a Road Crossing.

    Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter watching the video below this paragraph I want to speak on the pleasure of walking without stopping at a road crossing. In modern cities you can’t walk for more than a minute or two without having to stop at a road crossing, a traffic light or other feature. The result is…