Babibouchettes

Our big outing this week was to l'espace Arlaud, to see the exhibit of puppets. Although I didn't understand most of the French, this display of "youhouhou" puppets reminded me of Sesame Street. This was definitely a cultural thing for those of my generation here in Switzerland. The display was so neat, we went home and recreated what we saw. Or TRIED to recreate.


The picture at the top is a display of puppets from the "youhouhou" exhibit. Second is the puppet show a couple days later, and third is the kids with their puppets. We had a few outings trying to find things to make puppets out of. It was fun, and puppet making served to be a good at-home activity. We all needed a break from being out all day long, so our need for home play was met.














This week we also explored the local pedestrian mall on a couple of days. The area is so confusing, we got lost at one point. The streets are hilly and make so sense as to direction. And when I say direction, they could be going not just N,S,E,W but also up and down. There are different levels to the city, so it's almost like being in a life size 3-D labrynth. The center of the city dips down into the ancient riverbed of the River Flon. To top it off the street names change every block or two. Have I complained about this before? It's crazy, but I'm sure we'll get used to it before long.