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Tour des Alpes
- Sep 2, 2021, 10:00am · ☀️ 18 °C Altitude: 381 m
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Statue de Freddy Mercury 46.432075, 6.90917546°25’55” N 6°54’33” E
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Montreux
September 2, 2021 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
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Montreux am Genfer See ist die Schweizer Version der Riviera. Wunderschön gelegen, blitzsauber und beruhigend.
Wir haben hier einen Stopp eingelegt und uns nochmal ein Hotel gegönnt. Der morgendliche Erkundungsspaziergang an der Promenade bietet bereits einen umfassenden Einblick in die Stadt.
Allgegenwärtig ist Freddie Mercury, der hier von den 70er Jahren bis zu seinem Tod viel Zeit verbracht hat. Seine Statue ist eine Pilgerstätte für Fans aus der ganzen Welt.
Zusätzlich dazu findet hier 2021 die Bienale statt. Die ganze Stadt ist gespickt von künstlerischen Arrangements. Wir sind ja eigentlich nicht so die Kunst-Freaks, mit manchen Dingen können aber sogar wir etwas anfangen. Sehr nett.
Vielleicht schaffen wir es ja nochmal zum Festival du Jazz de Montreux.
Jetzt geht’s erstmal weiter durch die Schweiz Richtung Allemagne.
Wiederum bei bestem Wetter und selbstverständlich offen. ✌🏼Read more
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sieht aus wie echt
9/2/21Reply
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wunderschön. Nach der schönen Tour müsst ihr euch erst wieder an den Alltag gewöhnen.
9/2/21Reply
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Exploring Swiss Wonderland
- May 11, 2022 · ☀️ 73 °F Altitude: 1,260 ft
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Baye de Montreux 46.430417, 6.91028346°25’50” N 6°54’37” E
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Montreux Rivera ~ Lake Geneva
May 11, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
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Beautiful lakeside village

Home of the Queen museum & statue of Freddie Mercury. Queen produced their last albums here.

Enjoyed exploring the life of Charlie Chaplin ~ visited his home & beautiful gardens in Vevey. A surprising highlight of the trip!

Loved our view from our room - chandelier too 🤍 the French decor was made for me !Read more
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Wow!! So beautiful.
5/20/22Reply
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Amazing! You two look realized. Thanks for sharing your journey
5/20/22Reply
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Thank you … we have been on the go - more to come - I’m a little behind.
5/21/22Reply
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Traveler North Cape tick off.
- Mar 6, 2022, 11:50am · ☀️ 2 °C Altitude: 381 m
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Statue de Freddy Mercury 46.43167, 6.9146°25’54” N 6°54’36” E
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Freddie.
March 6, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
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In the beautiful town of Montreux where Freddie Mercury recorded 5 albums. Visited the Casino where the studio has been made into a place to visit Queen memorabilia . Tried my hand at mixing. Found Freddie statue. Then a walk along the lake to Chillom chateaux.Read more
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🥰
3/6/22Reply
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Switzerland
- Oct 4, 2022, 11:03am · ⛅ 15 °C Altitude: 369 m
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Clarens Haut Lac 46.40389, 6.87597746°24’14” N 6°52’34” E
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Cruise to Castle
October 4, 2022 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We started our day with a visit to Freddie then took a cruise around Lake Geneva.

Disembarking at Châteaux de Chillon we had a wander around this inspiring medieval castle. One of its prisoners inspired one of Byron’s poems and it’s beautiful look inspired Disney to use it as Eric’s castle in The Little Mermaid 🧜‍♀️ 😂

Finally got our Fondue dinner 🫕 delicious … and worth the wait 😋Read more
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There and Back Again
- Sep 9, 2019, 1:22pm · ⛅ 66 °F Altitude: 1,211 ft
  Switzerland Vaud Veytaux Grandchamp 46.41333, 6.9283346°24’48” N 6°55’42” E
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Annecy to Chateau Chillion and back
September 9, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Drove almost 2 hours, to visit Chateau Chillion in Switzerland. When we crossed into Switzerland, we had to purchase a sticker, to be placed on the windshield. 40 euro...real shocker.
Made our way to the chateau. I was in awe of the setting. Mountains, lake and 13th century castle makes for a great time.
Interesting thing happened. I found a wallet on the ground. I opened it and found the man was Chinese. There were several tour buses, so I started asking anyone that looked oriental if they knew the man. Everyone said no. So we were standing in line to purchase tickets to go into the castle and turn in the wallet. The man in front of us told the ticket office that he had lost his wallet. You guessed it, it was his wallet. He was so relieved and thankful. He called me his hero.
We had a wonderful time touring the castle. We then drove back to Annecy where we visited "Old Town." The pictures show its beauty. We had an early dinner and went to bed early. Driving to Sarlet, France tomorrow.Read more
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THE TRIP
- Aug 17, 2019, 1:00pm · ⛅ 26 °C Altitude: 369 m
  Switzerland Vaud La Tour-de-Peilz La Faraz La Maladaire 46.44671, 6.8761546°26’48” N 6°52’34” E
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Lac Leman.
August 17, 2019 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
OK, jetzt können wir es ja sagen:
Irgendwie hatten wir uns die Schweiz genauso nur wärmer vorgestellt. Und irgendwie hatten wir keine Lust mehr abends zu frieren. Und so kam es, dass wir uns en route zum genfer see befanden... Und auf einmal war da dieser campingplatz, der auch ein öffentlicher Strand ist. Und dann war auch sofort klar, dass wir hier unsere ersten Franken fürs Schlafen ausgeben würden... Wir haben sogar bier und Radler gekauft!

Sowie ich diese Worte also schreibe, hatten wir bereits hervorragende 24h hier am stadtstrand! Baden, sonnen, Kochen, Sektchen, Schlafen SUPpen, paddeln, chillen... Macht einfach soviel mehr spass wenn man es in bikini bzw boardshorts machen kann.
Wir haben sogar mal camping-nachbarn mit kaffeeVollautomat! (warum tut man das?)
Außerdem sprechen hier alle französisch, savoir vivre, s'il vous plait!
Es fühlt sich also tatsächlich endlich mal nach Urlaub und Sommer an 😉
Ich Weiss nicht was ich noch schreiben soll, ich schwing mich besser nochmal aufs Wasser - morgen, ratet mal, wird es regnen!

PS: hab ich erwähnt wie schön der Genfer See ist?!? Der Genfer See ist sooo schön!!!Read more
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Ich wünsche euch ganz viele Sonnentage. Bitte eincremen nicht vergessen☝️
8/18/19Reply
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Traveler Our European Adventure 2018
- Sep 21, 2018, 1:11pm · 🌬 79 °F Altitude: 1,211 ft
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Baye de Montreux 46.430201, 6.9147846°25’49” N 6°54’53” E
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Lake Geneva Views at Montreaux
September 21, 2018 in Switzerland ⋅ 🌬 79 °F
Lake Geneva, (Lac Leman to the French), is the largest lake in either Switzerland or France. This side of the lake has miles of vineyards along the hillsides leading down to the lake. There are ferries as well as pleasure cruises on a steamer.

Along the shore is 400 year old Chillon Castle on a small island next to the shore.Read more
Traveler
I want to go here also
9/25/18Reply
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It is often called the Swiss Riviera.
9/26/18Reply
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Europe 2020
- Mar 13, 2020, 5:49pm · ⛅ 7 °C Altitude: 380 m
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Statue de Freddy Mercury 46.432114, 6.9091846°25’56” N 6°54’33” E
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All Hail Freddie
March 13, 2020 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
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Another day, another epic moment in our time. Gonna make it outta here by the skin of our chilly arses... Corona hype catching up even on the Swiss 😷
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Hahaha nice work Chris 🤣🤣🤣
3/13/20Reply
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Great shot
3/13/20Reply
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Great pics 😍
3/13/20Reply
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Europe 2020
- Mar 13, 2020, 2:58pm · ☁️ 8 °C Altitude: 369 m
  Switzerland Vaud Veytaux Grandchamp 46.413826, 6.92862546°24’50” N 6°55’43” E
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Chateu De Chillon
March 13, 2020 in Switzerland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
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Chilling out at a 10th century castle... with a Swiss fondue at Montreux on Lake Geneva.. not bad 🇨🇭🥂🍺🏰🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
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I don't think I can say wow any more lol. I'm just blown away by everything xx
3/13/20Reply
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❤❤❤❤❤
3/13/20Reply
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Yummo
3/13/20Reply
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Martin Karlein Schweiz, Aigle 2017
- Sep 8, 2017, 7:20pm · ⛅ 18 °C Altitude: 607 m
  Switzerland Vaud Montreux Territet 46.43019, 6.9245646°25’49” N 6°55’28” E
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1055 Stufen - abwärts
September 8, 2017 in Switzerland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Wir nehmen natürlich nicht die Zahnradbahn sondern laufen die paar Meter zurück zum Auto, aber nicht die Treppe runter, wir fogen der Straße, das ist gelenkschonender. Leider führt die Straße immer weiter vom Auto weg, Gott sei Dank finden wir den Schnellweg ins Tal - über Stock und Stein, total steil runter, eine wahre Wohltat für die Gelenke.Read more
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