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| Thanks for the information. The internship will be based at the EPFL so I could live outside the centre on that side of Lausanne. Do many people cycle around the city? I'm used to cycling everywhere so would prefer that instead of paying for the train, unless its hugely problematic or dangerous. | |
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I don't see why cycling couldn't be a possibility. I don't see a whole heap of them around, and I'm not sure what the overall perception towards cyclists are in Lausanne, but as long as you aren't annoying anyone whilst riding your bike I don't see the problem.
Lausanne is sometimes called the San Francisco of Switzerland. In reality, it's not too big a deal (so it seems) if you are travelling parallel to the shoreline. It's been said that riding along the lake shore is very pleasurable. Once you go perpendicular, things get a bit more interesting. If you have strong legs, climb mountains or so on, you might just find it all a piece of cake anyway, but you'll find out soon enough.
Of course if you live close to EPFL, you might rarely need to go into Lausanne anyway, viz. get all you need around Renens and possibly Prilly/Malley.