Lake Geneva

This photo was taken from our hotel room in Montreux, Switzerland. Montreux is an hour away from Geneva.

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Steam Powered Paddle Boat

These paddle boats cruised Lake Geneva. We spent several hours on the lake checking out the sights from the upper deck.

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Window View

This is the view from a window on the sixth floor of our hotel looking back towards Montreux.

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Most windows in the parts of town we visited had flower displays similar to what you see here.

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This was a typical sidewalk display of fruits and vegetables on sale on some of the side streets.

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Medieval Fountain

These fountains were throughout Montreux and Switzerland. Potable water flowed from the fountains and was used to fill our water bottles.

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Cobble Stone Street

Streets like this are typically hundreds of years old.

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Vevey

This street is in a town we visited down the coast from Montreux.

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Flowered Window Dressing

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Gruyere, Switzerland

This is a medieval village in the Swiss countryside. At the end of the street you can see the castle which was built in the 13'th century.

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Relaxing Couple

One of our new friends on the trip took this photo of Jenny and me.

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I really like the concentration and intensity of this harp player we found playing along the street. Notice the different colored strings on his harp.

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A gentleman checking out the street below in Gruyere.

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Jen and I were captivated by this cute little girl in her tiny white Levi's and pink tennis shoes walking up the path to the castle in Gruyere.

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One of many rural churches we had the opportunity to visit.

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Cows grazing in a Swiss pasture.

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This is a typical valley with homes surrounding agriculture.

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This vineyard was established by monks in the thirteenth century. The stone walls were transported rock by rock from the other side of Lake Geneva to give stability to the hillside.

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This castle was one of the first buildings in Montreux. It dated back 600 years.

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Castle and Moat

This is the moat surrounding the castle.

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Sunset on Lake Geneva

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Rowing Duo At Sunset

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A Park In Montreux

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Montreux Bay at Dusk

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Montreux Palace

This was home for three days in Switzerland. Our room was on the sixth floor.

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Montreux Palace at Night

Night view of our hotel.

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Stairway at The Palace.

This stairway reminded us of the one seen in the Titanic movie.

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