Our options for the weekend included Milan, Paris, and a variety of overnight Swiss destinations. After a lot of thought and realizing that I won’t be able to do laundry next week due to a class I’m taking in Bern, we decided to stay in on Friday. But this got us ready for our exciting weekend, and it was much better than the Southcenter trip the previous Friday night. Everything is relative.
Saturday morning we found my local bakery, which is now vetted and approved. We then went into France and stumbled upon the most wonderful market. There was cheese, meat, veggies, fruit, clothes, soap, everything one could want in a French market. And it was huge. John and I have a new Saturday routine. Hope he likes it.
We finished our grocery shopping and went to dinner that night (see post below). Sunday we headed to Montreux, a castle about an hour train ride away on the same lake as Geneva. This was not a fancy “chateau”, it is a medieval castle, some of which dates from the 1100s. We took the tour through the dungeon, up in the bedrooms and living areas, and up to the tower. Unfortunately I didn’t bring my bow and arrow with me that particular day to shoot through the little lookouts. Next time.
The town has a beautiful “promenade” along the lake where you can walk from the train station to the castle. It was lined with flowers and palm trees and reminded us of Mexico or Hawaii. Next time I’ll also have to remember to bring my sunblock and sarong.
I took Monday off of work, and we stuck close to home. We stopped by my office and then took a boat tour on Lake Geneva in the afternoon. It turned out to be a really nice day, and the fall colors are really pretty around these parts.
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