Showing posts with label switzerland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label switzerland. Show all posts

July 14, 2014

Travel Therapy: Montreux-Vevey area, Switzerland


The 3rd installment from my Europe trip features my day trip to the scenic and beautiful towns of Montreaux & Vevey. Other than my painful shoes, I had the most perfect day in this picturesque region. My time there was spent visiting the famous Chateau de Chillon and just generally chilling by the seaside. We briefly visited Lausanne, but at that point, I was too tired to whip out my camera.  
I hope you enjoy the pictures.

At Château de Chillon which is located on the shore of Lake Geneva in Veytaux
Army uniforms in Chateau de Chillon
Chilling at the shore side
Charlie Chaplin adopted the lovely city of Vevey and a statue by the lake side was erected in his remembrance 
Shirt:Old Navy|Shoes:Dr.Scholls|Skinnies:F21
You can see the alps in the far distance
Located across the Alimentarium Food Museum, the giant fork was set up to mark the museum's 10th anniversary
The quaint town of Vevey



Random fact: Milk chocolate was invented in Vevey by Daniel Peter in 1875. Source

That's all folks,  have a great week.

May 06, 2014

Travel Therapy: Genève

Hi all, this is the second installment from my Europe trip. Geneva, Switzerland was my first stop in Europe and I stayed there for three days. Genève is a gorgeous but EXTREMELY expensive city. Of all the places I visited, it was the cleanest and had the most polite people. I enjoyed my stay there but was bummed out by the snow storm that prevented me from going to one of the Swiss Alps! Below are some of the sights I captured. 

Enjoy...

Jet d'Eau at Lake Geneva
L'horloge fleurie(flower clock) at Jardin Anglais.
Geneva is famous for its watchmakers and this flower clock is an ode to the city's clockmakers

The Broken Chair opposite the Palais des Nations
and of course I had to stop by the UN.Even if only to touch the walls.
Fooling around with the canon guns at l'Ancien Arsenal


Parc Des Bastions
Giant chess game at Parc des Bastions
Lake Geneva

Monument de la Réformation at University of Geneva


That's all folks, have a fab week!