Montreux, Switzerland

We finally made it to Montreux on Lake Geneva. It was interesting to feel quite a difference between France and Switzerland just upon crossing the border. The opening of the Alps was stunning and the lake was huge and deep blue with the crazy rise of steep mountains bordering it. The weather was so-so, but the views made up for it. One of the site highlights of our entire trip was a walk through Chateau Chillon, a castle on the eastern part of the lake and made popular by the Lord Byron who was a prisoner there. Being able to explore every nook and cranny of this place was a real treat. Deia loved the echo of her voice in the large rooms and loved the arms holes in the towers...she would peek out of all of them. This is where she learned to say umbrella, and, of course, wanted to hold one herself.