ferdinand as sherlock holmes
meiringen from my room
sherlock holmes statue
self portrait in hall mirror
the main bar
above: 2 of the dining rooms
hallway
street scene meiringen
hotel du sauvage- meiringen, switzerland- feb.1 & 2, 2009we played friday and saturday in meiringen, in the hotel du sauvage [downstairs bar]-which is managed by my old friend ferdinand salverda [from the old days in gstaad- hotel bellevue]- i unfortunately didnt photograph. it's a great bar, and we had big and enthusiastic crowds both nights. it is much more modern than the rest of the hotel; but has lot of nice local art work, wood sculptures, etc.
the main floor, and halls of the hotel still has a lot of old european elegance [mosaic tile floors, art deco murals on the walls, etc.] about it- which is fading away fast in most places- for the sake of modernity... which i hate. too many sterile, cold, renovations going on in what were fabulus old buildings.
arthur conan doyle, author of the sherlock holmes stories, frequented this hotel, and had SH killed off behind the hotel in one of the books. thus all the SH references and fotos.
the main floor, and halls of the hotel still has a lot of old european elegance [mosaic tile floors, art deco murals on the walls, etc.] about it- which is fading away fast in most places- for the sake of modernity... which i hate. too many sterile, cold, renovations going on in what were fabulus old buildings.
arthur conan doyle, author of the sherlock holmes stories, frequented this hotel, and had SH killed off behind the hotel in one of the books. thus all the SH references and fotos.
[c] 2009 doug duffey
