Geneva and Montreux (Switzerland)

Hello,

Well, here you have one more "town-post"... in fact the weather has been very bad, in the Alps, and we do not like to walk under the rain, if not necessary ;)

In the same weekend, we visited Chamonix (see last post) and the swiss towns of Montreux and Geneva, both situated on the shores of Leman lake, but in opposites extremes. Montreaux is a town perched on a hill over the east side of the lake. It is not very beautiful, but it has excellent views over the French Alps. And, above all, it hosts the Montreux Jazz Festival and, yes, we had tickets. We attended Herbie Hancock (jazz) and Chaka Khan (funk) concerts. Just too good.

Next day we were in Geneva (west end of Leman Lake), which has a very nice old town and a fantastic cathedral. The towers offer a great view of the lake, the town and the famous water jet. Otherwise, just a nice city with lots of banks... and very tidy!

Find here more pictures of Geneva and Montreux.

Cheers,
-Manu & Nina-