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I have no idea what Aromat is. You mention how big the corn is. It looks just like I'm used to, but then, that's just how it is here. I so wish our McDonald's were serve fried shrimp! The views were amazing!
I have no idea what Aromat is. You mention how big the corn is. It looks just like I'm used to, but then, that's just how it is here. I so wish our McDonald's were serve fried shrimp! The views were amazing!
My thoughts exactly. The pictures were awesome. I particularly loved the ones where you framed the lake with the close up foliage.
Indeed... and of course Smoke on the Water was about the fire in the casino at Montreux.
That's a very famous song, but I think so many people don't pay attention to the lyrics and are oblivious to what it's about. It took place during a Frank Zappa concert. Not sure about the Stones, but Led Zeppelin played there in March, 1970 and August 1971, during their early years, just prior to playing the larger venues. Reading about these shows as they were historic ones for the band. I'm a huge fan of them, which explains some of my interest in this venue. Many other prominent artists of variating musical types and styles also played here over many years.
Enough of this and back to your travels!
More great photos and scenery and still get bowled over by these each day! Funny, about McD's with the views. In the states, if you're sitting outside and dining....if that's what you call it, the best you'll get is a view of the car park! And that would be the ultimate!
Nice of Janseib to post her cow photos. Not sure if I'm too keen on closeups of their nostrils! Love the others!
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Tuesday 3 September – part one: time to leave Montreux
We were awake early ay 6:00am, so got going, and I got some photos of the view outside, not that I’m obsessed or anything…
We headed down to breakfast when it started at 7:00am, and encountered a dumb American (sorry guys and don’t worry, we have dumb Brits too ). He’d punched the first floor, and we put in the entrance hall, which is where breakfast is. He asked us that, and we explained that’s where breakfast was. So what happens? We get to the first floor, he gets out, obviously not believing us, looks around and says to us “this isn’t breakfast then?” No! When we got to the entrance hall, he then asked us if this was the right place?
I got a couple of photos of some of the offerings that I didn’t get yesterday, and also of the beautiful view outside.
When I got back to the room after breakfast, guess what I did? I think you probably got it – I photographed the view outside.
Finally I found the station! I know, it should’ve been easy to find, but I’d only just spotted it
Sadly though, eventually I had to drag myself away from the view, as it was time to head out. We had both once again loved our time here, and I hope it’s not our last time here.
We settled up at reception, as we had to pay for this stay when we left, along with the awful dinner and parking. They also took the postcards I’d written to post, so it’ll be interesting to see with Swiss efficiency how long they take to arrive at their destination. Note: the British ones made it by Friday – three days later… not bad going!
We headed out of Montreux…
… and were soon on the motorway.
We saw a few cows, but mainly a lot of fields…
As we drove along, we passed from the French speaking part of Switzerland into the German speaking part. The only way you knew was by the change in the exit signs….
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Well of course you took more photos in the morning - it looks different every time you're out there! I do the same thing because at the time, it looks totally different. Then I get home and wonder why I took so many of the same photo!
Silly Americans. They don't realize the first floor isn't the ground floor.
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Well of course you took more photos in the morning - it looks different every time you're out there! I do the same thing because at the time, it looks totally different. Then I get home and wonder why I took so many of the same photo!
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Many other prominent artists of variating musical types and styles also played here over many years.
And that would be the ultimate! 
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). He’d punched the first floor, and we put in the entrance hall, which is where breakfast is. He asked us that, and we explained that’s where breakfast was. So what happens? We get to the first floor, he gets out, obviously not believing us, looks around and says to us “this isn’t breakfast then?” No! 
When we got to the entrance hall, he then asked us if this was the right place? 
and parking. They also took the postcards I’d written to post, so it’ll be interesting to see with Swiss efficiency how long they take to arrive at their destination. 
Note: the British ones made it by Friday – three days later… not bad going! 
Not the most healthy of diets... 
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