Geneva, Switzerland. Day one, part II

@the record store

Jacob seems to be a happy, loving cat from Germany

Doraemon: the cat-like robot!

Doraemon - you might have heard: he's a cat-like robot!

it appears he enjoys eating cake-like baked goods

totally would have gotten this if it weren't a child size

cicada home decor

for when you need it fast

ghostly visage

Geneva, still day one:  we dropped our stuff at the hotel and walked around town.  Josh, of course, found a record store while Kara and I popped into some other shops.  When we met back up he told us the guy at the record store was from New Jersey and I was like, "Let's go back and talk to him!".  I must have been fiending for someone fluent in English.  He was very nice and suggested some places to eat.  I was happy to poke around the shop -- check out those sweet Doraemon tshirts!  I'd never heard of him, but apparently he's a Japanese character who has been around since the late 1960s.  I guess cat-like robots never go out of style.
Geneva day two we go to the local flea market!  Stay tuned.  =)

Lyon, France: Part I Monday

Gâtique: a perfect way to start the day

lots of art inside galleries and outside on buildings

meow = miaou

this was all painted: peep the Little Prince on the right

this guy was awesome and in a lot of places

Rap!  He's down w/blogger, too.

checking out the local real estate listings

this store actually wasn't open yet, but we wandered in unknowing.  I purchased a french edition of Like a Velvet Glove Cast in Iron and had to pay in cash b/cs their register/computer wasn't hooked up yet.

lil' Thing pig

"miaou!"

A couple hours away from Talloires is Lyon, France's third largest city.  We went on Monday, and while we knew many places take a siesta during the day (and usually close between noon and 2pm), we didn't expect so many shops to be closed (silly us; I thought Monday was just a museums-being-closed thing).  We still managed to squeeze in a record store and a couple other shops, but were content with window shopping and perusing the street art.

This was a lot of pictures, so I've split Lyon into two posts.  Enjoy!