i’ve been followed in Lausanne ?!!

it was such a beautiful sunny afternoon yesterday. the murky skies since the day we arrived had turned the dark skies, clear and blue. great photo shoot day out for me, of course.

as i was walking along Ouchy quays, my stomach started to beg for food - because i smell food all around and i stopped by at this Le Lacustre restaurant, located upstairs. i had toasted cheese and a bottle of diet coke and it costs me Fr$12.00 plus tips. Gila mahal kan. Crazy price.

after i have finished consuming my calories for energy, i stopped one level down of the restaurant's stairs to photograph this lake view.

from my camera lens, i saw a man in dark suite who was standing alone at a pole marked 4, and i wished him to go away. Telepathic may be it, that he shifted few steps away when he saw me photograph. that’s why we don’t see him in this picture. now i wished i have him in there, somewhere… somehow….

about half a mile i have walked away from this restaurant, all of a sudden i saw that same man in dark suite was standing like 50 yards nearer to me! my watch showed it was past 3 o’clock in the afternoon. there were people around and i wasn’t panic but afraid. i warned myself he has been following me!! i acted as if i didn’t see him standing there and watching me - thanked God i wore sunglasses to have a look at him from the corner of my eye!

when i have finished photograph this school of small fish swimming in this lake, i was so ready to head to the crowded zone, he quickly approached and stood in front of me and asked “can i take a photograph of you?” quickly i said “no, thank you”.

he was a well groom man and we started talking and throwing questions if i am here for a holiday and bla… bla… bla… little do i asked, he said he lives in Geneva and came to Lausanne for a meeting that was scheduled at 3pm but postponed to 4pm, hence he walked around and saw me photographing. he said he is originally from Holland, but i don’t want to encourage further for this stranger to talk more to know me and told him i am here with my husband and he started to get a bit confused in his conversation of what to say next.

by coincidence, this was the view we both saw and he pointed to the middle building is a Savoy hotel where his meeting is held… ewww… he was polite and said he must leave because his watch showed it was 3:40pm as he said it loud.

here is a photograph of him but from his back that i quickly photographed to take a glimpse of him. well groomed, don't you think so?

the terrifying part was that, i already saw this man nearby the restaurant when i went for my snack. i don’t know how long and how far he had been following me! of course, i buzzed this whole eerie encountered to my husband and to our friend, Bob. my guts already told me something fishy when i first 'detected' him standing at the pole no. 4 looking at me like a hawk and i don’t want to be foolish about it.