41st Montreux Jazz Festival
Yesterday I went to the opening night of the Montreux Jazz Festival. We of course went to the free concerts because often the tickets are 200 CHF which equates to about 140 dollars. But, I had so much fun. There were all different kinds of food stands, little boutiques, all kinds of languages...There were so many different types of people it was interesting to see all of them in one place enjoying the same thing. It gave me hope for peace on a larger scale.
I don't know if many of you have been following the weather en Suisse lately, but it has been VERY cold and rainy everday for the past week. But last night...it was sunny, warm, people were happy. It was nice because we got there and watched the colors on the passing clouds change as the sun set. Montreux is on the side of a mountain so we could see all the beautiful chalets/mansions on the hills as they caught the sunlight before it went down.
We saw a jazz ensemble from Seatlle of all places. I think they must have won a prize in the states and were invited to preform at the festival. That was nice. The girls that I went with, who were Suisse, knew the next band. Their name was Inna Crises (In a crises...cute, no?) That was fun because it is always nice when you know more people and can talk to the band afterwards. The Chemical Brothers were playing just a few doors down, but you had to pay to see them. All in all, it was a great night and I was able to meet a lot of people and perfect my french!
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Sounds like awesome fun.
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