Hotel Bon Port Montreux

... of time later, the French MD finally entered the room. He read my translated paper and decided to do a Fast Strep test. I explained to him that I commonly got sinus infections, reiterated those were my symptoms and asked for an antibiotic to clear it. He indicated he'd see what the Strep test showed. Another 20:49 minutes later he returned to share that the Strep test was negative and proceeded to write me not one but 5 ...

... it was. The radar detector only works when plugged in!<br><br>We got to drive through some very twisty mountain roads. Conrad had fun with that. I imagine that this is what the Blue Ridge Parkway looks like this time of year, only a bit more colorful.<br><br>We passed a sign for something that Conrad wants to look into when we return, the Gouffre de Poudrey. We also passed a Chateau that we pulled over to take a ...

... suprised it's not on their flag. (Perhaps they were afraid someone might mistake it for a ****.) Anyway, as I've mentioned they are all about the chocolate and cheese here. However, I've yet to stay in a hotel here that puts a piece of chocolate on your bed at night! Personally I could care less as I rarely even eat it when they do, but I find that ironic. Geez, I mean it's not like they don't ...

... a torture chamber at some time. We climbed up the keep (25m) to a great view. The keep was used as a defence observation post, provisional residence, storehouse and more recently a prison and powder house. <br><br>After looking through the castle, it was icecream time and then we caught the local bus to Vevey which was interesting people watching. Vevey has an old town which was really quaint with some nice shops. This is in the French speaking area of ...

We were leaving for Lausanne Switzerland, so I did a quick walk down to the foodie street to take some photos and then we left on the Metro for the train station. We caught a fast train and had an uneventful trip to Lausanne. It was late afternoon when we walked to our hostel- yes, the first backpackers that we were staying at and it was very close to ...

... turns into a giant sweat box in 90 degree weather. <br><br>On the positive side, the dinner was actually good and I got to see Star Trex.<br><br>Getting through immigration was a breeze and we made the first train to Montreux, which is on the opposite side of Lake Geneva from Geneva. There we toured the Chateua de Chillon, which is a castle that dates back approximately 1,000 years ago. Not all of it is that old, but it was an amazaing site ...

... Nor do they have a local map. As I started to wander which way to go, I saw these three old man strolling by so I stopped them politely and ask them in French how to get to castle do Chillon. The old man (believe leader of the group) stated off speaking in French then he said, French or English, I said English too. He said great and told me his French's really bad. Charming. He then told me there are two ways to go and ...

... gives a good picture of what life would have been like in medieval Europe. After viewing the castle, I took the funicular up to the village of Glion. There are spectacular views down on Montreux and the lake. Then I took the train back down to Montreux station. It was a nice day trip from Geneva, and looks like it would be a nice place to take a vacation. It reminds me of the beautiful vacation resorts I used to see in movies growing up.

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... castle over the lake and across to the Alps. Lord Byron wrote about this Chateau and you can see where he scratched his name in a pillar. This is the most visited historical site in Switzerland and has been one of my favourite castles to date. Chillon Castle symbolizes the presence of the "Savoyard" in this area. The castle was the princely residence of Pierre, Comte de Savoie (1203 - 1268 ...