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TP#88: Great Food and Great Wine near Montreux
We started our day with a traditional yummy Swiss breakfast in the "Hotel Splendid" at 8 am. By about 9:40 am we were on a train that followed the "Golden Pass" route from Interlaken to Montreux (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 …
Montreux
Just arrived in Montreux. The breakfast on the train featured some soft bread with a side of hard bread. The rain in Montreux looks much like the rain in France and Belgium. The only day it hasn't rained was our first day over here. Going to rest a while and go out later....
We had a little rest and went for a nice walk along lake Geneva. This …
Montreux - Day 2
Went to Chateau de Chillon. Got there early and were the only ones there for a while, which was nice since this is the most visited place in all of Switzerland. Stopped for coffee and juice after. A cup of coffee is about 1/2 of a Cdn cup...and no refills. We ordered 2 cups of coffee and 2 mini juices for $20Cad. Took a lake cruise in the afternoon …
Down to Lac Geneva from the Alps
I even had enough energy to take a photo and there were a couple of fantastic long downhills on the way to Vallorbe (where the train tunnel emerges into Switzerland), and from then the road followed the train-line for about 20k. It was really quiet up in the hills and away from the major roads, and then occasionally the railway lines would start to …
Chffing down
... trip round Migros to stock our sad looking fridge. 30CHF doesn't fill even one bag despite buying own brand. It will be a pasta-fuelled season.. . again. Phone topup purchased so shouldn't have desperate run out for a while.
Silly tokens for washing machine purchased and I just about figured the machine out. 3 sets of instructions-in French,German and Italian. I have smattering of each ...