Montreux

Today we packed into our Mercedes-Benz and took a drive up the shore to the city of Montreux. (I know - a Mercedes? you are thinking. It sounds impressive, but they make some other classes of Mercedes here that they don't sell in the States. Ours, for example, is about the size of a large toaster oven, with slightly less trunk space. When we arrived, I was very excited to hear that we were getting an "A Class" Mercedes to drive, until I learned that when it comes to a Mercedes, the higher the letters, the better. If they decide to make a "AA Class" Mercedes, it will be marketed exclusively to Hobbits without children. Even given the sub-compact size of the A Class, the turning radius on this thing is equivalent to that of the Titanic (we all know how well that turned). German engineering in the house?! I don't think so. But I digress.)

Anyway, we drove to Montreux to see the town and the Chateau du Chillon, a circa 11th century Castle built on Lake Geneva. See above. Mason liked the castle quite a bit. "Big Castle" was all he would say. Nicole responded with "Si-oui" (see previous post). I posted more pictures of the castle at Shutterfly. It was really an amazing place to see, despite the rain and the lingering clouds that seem to always obscure our view of the mountains.
On the way back from Montreux, we took the long-route through the town of Chexbris (or Chex-Mix as Nicole likes to call it) and through the vineyards along Lake Geneva. This was the most beautiful place we have seen yet. We will definitely make a return on a clear day to see the view and do some tours of the vineyards (sans Mason hopefully).