News and views from Cédric Monod

Landmarks

Having recently become father to a son, Ulysses, Cédric Monod admits that when he was younger, he used to say that he would never leave Lausanne. “Even though I love to travel and visit other surroundings, I know that I have to have my roots. Lausanne is my city. The cemetery of Bois de Vaux, the frozen Sauvabelin lake in the winter and the ice hockey matches, the candles on the Riponne esplanade, the evenings spent at beach volleyball courts in Vidy using car headlights as floodlights, the LHC matches, running up hills with my brother - that’s what Lausanne represents. And I can’t forget that when I went ice skating, the city supported us from the start.” With regard to the deckchairs on the Milan park esplanade, Cédric Monod never tires of thinking about this scene, which makes him want to escape or sunbathe while the weather allows. “I love it, because even if there are two deckchairs side by side, people don’t dare to go too close to a stranger for fear of bothering them.”

Grancy and Montchoisi

Very affably, Cédric Monod underlined in passing the beneficial arrival of the M2: “This metro changed some of my habits. It gave me the impression of being close to everything, close to the city centre. I’m not a shopping addict but I surprised myself by going more than once to do some shopping in town.” More sporty than high living, Cédric Monod isn’t a night owl who spends all his time in MAD: “I went along sometimes for foam parties in the evening, but it’s not really my thing. I prefer the atmosphere at Café de Grancy or at Bar-Tabac where I fit in with the customers more.” And Montchoisi? “Another place that I appreciate enormously and whose soul changes in the summer and winter. Everyone knows each other, and there’s a real community spirit. And as an added bonus, you can eat the best bacalhau in Lausanne here.”