Day 16 Sun 30th June Montreux Switzerland

Day 16 Sunday 30^th June Basel Switzerland

After having our final breakfast on the ship we sadly said farewell to the crew and fellow passengers and looked forward to the next part of our adventure. We are setting off today on our 5 night tour of Switzerland.

We got a taxi from the ship to the station in Basel and thought we had been ripped off.  The ship said it would be about 20 euros and it was actually 49 euros. We did have a BIG taxi to take the four of us and our luggage BUT!!!!

The start of our next adventure began when we tried to negotiate the German speaking Basel station.  I had already researched which train to go on and without too much trouble we caught our first train.  We had 2 changes on the way to Montreux but it all worked out very smoothly.  We were told all we had to do is look at our arrival time for each station and we would know when to get off.  The Swiss trains NEVER run late. The scenery became more and more breathtaking as we quietly sped through mountains and past lakes on our tilt train.  The sun was shining brightly and it was quite warm.

We arrived safely in Montreux and our hotel was right opposite the station.  The hotel overlooked Lake Geneva and although we have a mountain view room we were very happy with our rooms.  Montreux is the most beautiful place.  The hills come down to meet Lake Geneva and all along the waterfront (for miles) is the most beautiful walk covered with Palm trees, flowers and gardens.  Paul & I walked for ages. Lorraine & Murray went for a boat ride on the lake.

Apart from being beautiful Montreux is EXPENSIVE. We ate pizza’s at an Italian restaurant and before we knew it, it was 9.30pm and not dark.

Montreux Station

Our Hotel

view coming in to Montreux  on train

Motorway leading out of Montreux

sculpture made of old bikes