Blog about visiting Switzerland

Who would have thought that the World's Funniest Race could take place in Switzerland ? Well, it does, and is called Le Championat Mondial de Tracassets (The Tracassets World Championship).  A "Tracasset" is a combination between a small tractor and a small truck. It is a speed race of these man-made funny machines during a vineyard track! You might call it a real Wacky Race! The participants have to climb through a narrow vineyard pass. The one with the best time wins the race. There is also a prize for the most beautiful machine awarded by the public vote. A Tracasset in action in the funny race The first version of these cars has appeared around 1950 in the Lavaux area. The first race between them took place in 1956 in Cully, and the first World Championship was in 1979. From 1991 it takes place once every two years. So next edition will take place on 29th of April 2019. Be sure to be there !!! This year the race took place in the Cully vineyards,

The Swiss Riviera is one of the most beautiful places to visit in Switzerland . To admire the entire place you can take a boat trip on Lake Geneva (or Lake Leman how it is called by the Swiss) or go somewhere up the mountins. Being a sunny day I choosed to take a trip to Mont Pelerin Plein Ciel and go up the Swiscomm Tower. Thus I got a spectacular view of the entire Swiss Riviera area. The tower is not really well known, so there are no crowds. The Tower Plein Ciel is 123m high and is on the summit of Mont Pelerin at 1084m.  The panoramic glass elevator will take you up 63m to enjoy the wonderful panorama of the Swiss Riviera and of the Jura mountins and the Alps. The view from up above is really breathtaking. Geneva Lake seen from Mont Pelerin Plein Ciel To reach this tower there are many options: - take the funiculaire Vevey to Mont Pelerin and then by foot or bike - by foot from Vevey (it will take around 3 hours) - with the bike (the roads are very good, but yo