Montreux Old town

... wanted to check it out, so we strolled along Lake Geneva. With Lake Geneva situated on the border between Switzerland and France, the guidebook called Montreux the "Swiss Rivera", and it looked a lot like I imagine the French Rivera might look like. It ...

... for some reason. We walked along the lake until we reached Chateaux Chillon, an old castle with a cool history. I wont go into it now, but I recommend going to Montreux. Especially if its on your way through the mountains to Interlaken and ...

... lake for 7km to a town called Vevey. A pretty little place although I didn’t think as pretty as Montreux. We explored the old town with its many (expensive) boutique stores and cafes before searching for the Charlie Chapman statue down by the ...

... great one. I'm sure you'll hear more about their trips later but for now, here's our trip to Montreux, Switzerland on Lake Geneva... ============================== It's Friday night in Montreux, Switzerland and we are exhausted. I think we are ...

... Free day in Swityerland basically. WINNING After this I went back go tmy bags and headed on the Panoramic Express through the mountains of Switzerland.  The pollen count is very high and I had to take a Claritin, take out my contacts and put a lof ...

... (with one change), though it was not the official "Golden Pass" train. We enjoyed 3 hours of magnificent scenery! In Montreux, Scott, Maureen, and K headed east to Chateaux Chillon (about a ten minute bus ride), where they spent an hour touring ...

... to be proper so I kept my sweater on during mass. I almost died, it was so hot and there was no air in the big, old stone building. But I survived. I came home, took a cold shower, ate some breakfast and went to the cemetery. I saw a bunch of guys who ...

... by a lot of interesting-looking towns and vineyards. Unfortunately for us, our hotel was very up-hill from the boat dock! But it was a nice way to arrive in town. We had supper at a falafal / kebab place and took a walk around the old part of the town. ...

... on the river at another cafe.  Would you believe the couple sitting next to us was from Rockville? One amazing thing about Switzerland is that it is so clean.  There is no trash on the ground anywhere and the bathrooms are ...

... to blow this joint. So that's exactly what I did. I am currently on a train as I write this on my way to Montreux, Switzerland! (home of the famous Jazz Festival if that helps) I have decided to take 2 weeks of French classes on the Swiss Riviera ...