Last Night in Lausanne.Tomorrow Zermatt

What an absolutely perfect day! We went on a 3 hour boat ride on Lake Geneva across the Lake to Montreux. We had a lovely picnic lunch on board the boat provided by our excellent guide Clare Keller (Marshall). Phillip de Brun continues to transport us in our mini-bus meeting us in Montreaux after the boat ride!

Grant was the only one brave enough to get in the 66 degree water! Gaby put her toes in and said "No!"

Once we arrived in Montreaux, we had a one hour tour of the Chillon Castle which was built in the 1200's. The Castle was made famous when Lord Byron wrote his famous poem, Prisoner of Chillon. The dungeon in the castle is quite famous.

We learned today that all those lovely geraniums in the Chalet window boxes have a distinct purpose- and it's not just to look pretty! Geraniums actually repel flys and since Switzerland has a huge cow population you know they also have flies! Hence the reason for geranium window boxes!

We also drove by Charlie Chaplain's house. He is buried here. His children are trying to open his estate as a museum. Since it is in quite an exclusive area, the neighbors are worried about noise and traffic so no one is sure when it's going to actually open. They are trying to work out the details.

We also stopped in a lovely little church in Vevey that has Roman ruins beneath it. The ruins were discovered while renovating the church and you can go downstairs to see the ruins.

The Swiss actually have GREAT wines. The hills are covered with vineyards in this lake region called The Vaud Region. The reason few people equate Switzerland and good wine is because the Swiss don't export it. It is all consumed within the country. The Swiss love their wines and both red and white are quite good!

Congrats to the Heat! Grant stayed up to watch it on the computer!!

I'm enjoying some quiet time at the moment. Annette and Gaby have gone swimming in the hotel pool. Trey, Grant and Bill have gone to see the Olympic Museum and Duffy is packing. We leave tomorrow for Zermatt. We will see a subterranean lake in St Leonard on our way to Zermatt. I think the sweaters will be out tomorrow because we will be at a much higher altitude. Temperatures will drop about 12-14 degrees. But our weather in Lausanne couldn't have been more perfect!!