Not all election intrigue is happening over in the U.S.A right now. Forget John, Sarah, Barack or Joe, over here in Nyon, all eyes are on the result of the votes for Maurice, Daniel, and Jean. Current campaigning will come to a close soon and on Sunday the votes will be cast. Will it be a close call? Will the citizens choose the policies of the man with the beard, the man with the colourful shirts, or the man in the suit? Will there be have to be a second round? Who knows?
Thankfully the results won't take too long to come through as voting comes to a stop at midday. Even though this particular Living in Nyon correspondent will be hundreds of miles away, she will try to get the results from the ballot boxes, and possibly some commentary up on this site as soon as she can.
As a complete contrast to all things political, this Saturday the 27th it's the "Desalpes" up in St Cergue. This is when the cows are herded down from the mountain for the winter and paraded through the streets of the village. Decorated with flowers and ornaments, they look splendid and provide a perfect photo opportunity for the onlookers. There are lots of other activities that will be going at this the annual tradition and don't forget it's the Autumn fair down in the town too. For full details, see future events on the sidebar.
Finally, a date for your diary. On Saturday 4th October at 18:30 the grounds of the Château of Prangins will be lit up by 60,000 candles at the Jardin des Lumieres event. The website has information in English.
Volunteers will be rehearsing this weekend to make it a spectacular event, or as it says in the brochure, "un happening lumineux".The reason for the celebration is to mark the 10 years that the Château has been the Swiss National Museum. There are lots of other events going on through the afternoon and the village will be having a party too. Sounds like fun. Let's hope they have good weather. Please note, apart from the election results, there will be no updates on this site for approximately 8 days.