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Montreux and Château de Chillon

We took a daytrip to other end of Lake Geneva and got to tour Château de Chillon, a restored medieval castle. They did a marvelous job of recreating what it must have been like in its heyday.
The Château is just a mile or two outside of Montreux, famous for its jazz festival which was in full swing while we were there. The off and on rain kept things rather low-key and we didn't stay for the music.
View from the train 1
View from the train 1		 Vineyards
Vineyards		 I think I get the idea...
I think I get the idea...		 Sign
Sign
Château de Chillon 1
Château de Chillon 1		 Château de Chillon 2
Château de Chillon 2		 Courtyard
Courtyard		 Gate
Gate
View of Lake Geneva from cellar
View of Lake Geneva from cellar		 Cellar
Cellar		 View of Lake Geneva from dungeon
View of Lake Geneva from dungeon		 Remnants of prisoner's artwork
Remnants of prisoner's artwork
Lord Byron's graffiti
Lord Byron's graffiti		 Cellar stairs
Cellar stairs		 Courtyard 2
Courtyard 2		 Fountain 1
Fountain 1
Fountain 2
Fountain 2		 One of several great halls
One of several great halls		 View of Lake Geneva from great hall
View of Lake Geneva from great hall		 Lake Geneva
Lake Geneva
View of the courtyard
View of the courtyard		 Medieval chest
Medieval chest		 Window seat
Window seat		 Lake through the window panes
Lake through the window panes
Surviving wall art
Surviving wall art		 Servant's entrance
Servant's entrance		 Another of the great halls
Another of the great halls		 Crests of the local nobility
Crests of the local nobility
Stained glass
Stained glass		 Original glass
Original glass		 Castle walls
Castle walls		 Chapel
Chapel
Map room
Map room		 Room heater
Room heater		 Another gate
Another gate		 Original wall
Original wall
Courtyard outside the keep
Courtyard outside the keep		 Catwalk 1
Catwalk 1		 View to the south
View to the south		 Catwalk HDR
Catwalk HDR
View to the east
View to the east		 Catwalk 2
Catwalk 2		 Montreux to the north
Montreux to the north		 Lauren climbing the keep
Lauren climbing the keep
View from the keep 1
View from the keep 1		 View from the keep 2
View from the keep 2		 View from the keep 3
View from the keep 3		 View from the keep 4
View from the keep 4
Fountain 3
Fountain 3		 Outside the castle
Outside the castle		 View from the south
View from the south		 Chillon HDR
Chillon HDR
Chillon Panorama
Chillon Panorama		 Swan
Swan		 Clock
Clock		 The UK takes its stand
The UK takes its stand
Beggar
Beggar		 Chillon from the road
Chillon from the road		 View from the north 1
View from the north 1		 View from the north 2 - NIK Bleach Bypass
View from the north 2 - NIK Bleach Bypass
Sidewheeler
Sidewheeler		 20080712-40D-Montreux-IMG_6512-18-125mm.jpg
20080712-40D-Montreux-IMG_6512-18-125mm.jpg		 Freddie Mercury Memorial
Freddie Mercury Memorial		 Bounce 1
Bounce 1
Bouce 2
Bouce 2		 Can you run hooked up to a parasail?
Can you run hooked up to a parasail?		 You can try...
You can try...		 Eglise catholique 1
Eglise catholique 1
Eglise catholique 2
Eglise catholique 2		 Eglise catholique 3
Eglise catholique 3		 Eglise catholique 4
Eglise catholique 4		 Eglise catholique 5
Eglise catholique 5
Eglise catholique 6
Eglise catholique 6		 Chillon from Montreux
Chillon from Montreux		 Montreux flowers 1
Montreux flowers 1		 Montreux flowers 2
Montreux flowers 2
Montreux flowers 3
Montreux flowers 3		 Montreux flowers 4
Montreux flowers 4		 Montreux flowers 5
Montreux flowers 5		 View from the train 2
View from the train 2
View from the train 3
View from the train 3		 Switzerland makes its move to conquer France (ad on train)
Switzerland makes its move to conquer France (ad on train)		 Blur of sunflowers
Blur of sunflowers		 Train station solarized
Train station solarized

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Ann19-Sep-2008 18:57
Wonderful gallery Henry. Thanks for sharing.
Marianne Venegoni19-Sep-2008 12:04
Excellent Gallery! I love "Medieval chest". Good eye!
Guest 19-Sep-2008 05:10
Henry! I found all your photos to be phenomenal! How lucky are you to be able to visit this area? Regardless, your photos were extraordinary! Thanks for sharing!
Joe Lasker17-Sep-2008 02:34
Great tour. You have some nicely composed images here, and the a very good use of light.
jpat16-Sep-2008 23:44
Wondrful trip for you and me as a viewer of your great photos - wonderful - thank you.
Guest 16-Sep-2008 23:39
This is an absolutely wonderful gallery, Henry. I so enjoyed the tour via the slideshow. What a fabulous photo opportunity of which you took full advantage. Just beautiful.
Guest 16-Sep-2008 18:33
This is a wonderful gallery Henry, thanks for showing us :-)
Ruth Voorhis16-Sep-2008 13:34
A marvelous gallery, Henry, and a great tour! Your splendid images bring back fond memories of my 2 visits (pre-SLR!) to this great castle.
Guest 15-Sep-2008 06:44
A fascinating place, some lovely work here, Henry.
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