City picnic

Sitting in a quiet square in central Zurich with a beer or two, some nibbles and friends, it never ceases to amaze me how many different sides there are to Zurich; a city known mainly for its banks… yet here in the evening sun, chatting to the locals who’ve rocked up with their picnic baskets and chilled wine from the fridge, it couldn’t be more different from the suited streets around pompous Paradeplatz.

Switzerland is pretty good at mixing modern with historic, designer with eclectic, which is a lucky thing really; otherwise it would not be much fun at all!

You need panache to vote for Sarkozy...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/aug/02/comment-is-free-david-mitchell

I love the how the French and the English mock each other with very little respect and yet still manage to do it in an affectionate way... and this man is funny in the Peep Show, and with a pen in his hand he is equally hilarious.