Swiss sojourn
In this year of travel, it was nice to be invited on a relaxing break by a friend and simply tag along. It was my first visit to Switzerland and the lakeside city of Montreux. A budget flight from Manchester to Geneva and an efficient train ride later, we had arrived.
A stay in a genteel hotel with a stunning Alpine view and walks along the shore of Lake Geneva made this a proper little holiday, with the scenery and quaint old part of the town keeping my camera busy.
Queen legend Freddie Mercury had a home in Montreux and one of the city’s main attractions is a statue dedicated to his memory. It’s easy to see why he decided to spend time here.
As for Switzerland, it’s clean, works well but will eat into your holiday money. A cheaper lakeside alternative could be Ohrid in North Macedonia, but the polished backdrop of the Alps is hard to beat.
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A lovely introduction to the country… A nice taster for my Zurich trip next month! :)
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Thanks Richard. Ah you’re going go to the big city, eh. It’ll probably be a little more bustling. And I hope you’ve taken out a second mortgage. Woah it’s expensive!
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Haha! I’ve heard it’s pricey! Yeah, we have three nights in the city, and will be heading over to Liechtenstein for a day too (nothing like ticking those European countries off the list!!). :)
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Oh you country collector, you. Blink and you’ll probably miss it 🤣
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Haha! It’s the smaller countries we’re down to now… Hence tagging it on to Zurich. ;)
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It’s quite satisfying to do three in one trip to be fair.
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…until you end up with all the photos to work through! ;)
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Yes indeed. I still have many in storage.
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Lovely set of images, really like the windows and shutters.
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Thank you very much! Yes the windows in the old town were particularly charming. I like to collect them wherever I go.
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