Once again this year we were blessed with excellent weather for the Blues n Jazz festival in The Rapperswil's Old Town Perched on the banks of Lake Zürich - the sunset over the lake is an excellent backdrop to the both the old town with its Castle and to the event itself.
The Hamburg Blues Band at the Hauptplatz at the 2010 Rapperswil Blues n Jazz Festival
The Manfred Mann Earth Band playing Fischmarktplatz at the 2010 Rapperswil Blues n Jazz Festival
Manfred Mann Earth Band plays Fischmarketplatz at the 2010 Rapperswil Blues n Jazz Festival
Manfred Mann playing keyboards with the Manfred Mann Earth Band in Fischmarktplatz at the 2010 Rapperswil Blues n Jazz Festival
Sweet Soul Music Revue play Fischmarktplatz at the 2010 Rapperswil Blues n Jazz Festival
Pictures from the 2010 Blues n Jazz Festival in Rapperswil
Fountain and castle in historic Rapperswil on the shore of Lake Zürich
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Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook