Montreux Switzerland....Vacation Part III

Well another January day of torrential rains in Privas, and another day of pictures. These are pictures from our second day in Switzerland. We took a day trip to Montreux, a little city on the eastern side of Lake Geneva. It was a beautiful day with lots of sunshine and we were happy to finally be able to see the Alps.



One of the major sights in Montreux is this statue of Freddie Mercury of Queen who apparently spent a lot of time there the last few years of his life.

We took a walk along the waterfront of the lake and enjoyed seeing the mountains, the sailboats, and all the rich people. Montreux seems like it is probably a retreat for the rich and famous in the summer, but was pretty quiet in winter.







We walked about a mile down the lake to the Chateau de Chillon which is a castle sitting out over Lake Geneva.













We were very happy to see the sun during a week that was extremely cold. Next up the best stop on our trip. Annecy!