Day 4: Montreux - Gruyeres

Montreux sits on the edge of lake Geneva. The Swiss and the French share a border that runs somewhere down the middle of the lake. There is long lovely walk along its edge to Chillon Castle, originally built as a Roman outpost early in the 11th century.

Our room was characteristically (for Europe) small but with French doors opening to a balcony overlooking the lake.  Unfortunately with no air conditioning, no room fan, snd warm sultry weather, the doors needed to stay open all night as we listened to the weekend sounds of barhopping revelers, motorcyles, and the general roar of wandering weekend vacationers.  Not our best sleeping experience.

We did have a chance to take the train to nearby Gruyeres 

to visit their small cheese factory and the more interesting Chateau Gruyeres overlooking the surrounding valley.

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