Montreux, Switzerland | Part 1

  Hello everybody!
  I'm very sorry for not posting last week, if you follow me on Facebook or Instagram you will know that I had a bit of airport stress last Sunday, as you will hear about next week in part 2 of this blog post. From the 17th to the 23rd of July I had my family summer holiday in Montreux, Switzerland for 7/8 days (kinda; read on to find out why...). I haven't done a travel blog in a year! So I thought I'd come back with a summary of my holiday in Switzerland...

Traveling Day:
On day one I was travelling until I finally arrived in Genève Aeroport (Geneva Airport) and from there I got the train. It was a direct train to Montreux from Geneva and the views were beautiful. I was always in awe looking at the shining lake. The train journey was one and a half hours. Once I arrived at the train station in Montreux I walked along the lakeside to the stunning hotel called Hotel Eden Palace au Lac. It was very hot so luckily there was a pool which was nice after a long morning of travelling. In the evening I went to one of the best restaurants I've ever been to, called Palais Oriental. They served middle eastern, Iranian and Morrocan food which all looked delicious but I had the Iranian menu which was mouth-watering! The setting was beautiful too because I had a breath taking view of the lake and the sunset.  

  

Day One:
 On my first full day I started the day by going up the funicular to a small village called Glion and had a walk around. It's all very high up on a mountain so the views were stunning. I spent about two hours looking around the village of Glion, but it was very hot that day so I went back down the funicular to Montreux and got a bus back to the hotel. For the rest of the day I went round the pool to relax and keep cool and I decided to go and swim in the lake, as I'd seen other people do it and it looked too good not to. When I got down to the lake it was very slippery, but the lake seemed warmer than the pool!! I spent about one hour swimming around and went back to the pool. It was soon dinner time so for that day I decided to go to La Brassiere where I had veal escalope which was absolutely divine. That ended a very enjoyable day one!  

        

Day Two:
 On my second day I went on the CGN boat, which was incredible, and sailed from Montreux to Lausanne and spent the day there. I discovered the town and had a picnic-lunch in a park. After having a very tasty lunch and feeding the birds in such beautiful scenery, it was time to head back to Montreux. The boat trip back was just as lovely as the first time. Once I arrived back in Montreux it was time to relax at the pool. For dinner I had a delicious pizza at La Rouvenaz which ended day two.  

 

Day Three:
On day three I took a long, leisurely stroll to Château de Chillon which was breath taking, I always enjoy a bit of history on my holidays and this was certainly a good landmark to visit for that. A fact that I found very interesting about the castle - it was the inspiration for Prince Eric's castle in The Little Mermaid (1989 version)! Cool, right? Well, whilst exploring the huge castle I was thinking; how didn't people get lost in here? It was really that big! But every step I took in there, I was in awe. After finishing in the Château de Chillon I took the bus back to the hotel where I went to the pool to cool off after a long morning of exploring. For dinner I went to Chez Bilia an Indian restaurant where I enjoyed some exotic food. After that I found a really cute Gelateria and had some very delicious ice cream! And that rounded off day three...   

    

...That also rounds off this blog post! I did have a 7 day holiday, including travelling, but I don't want to make this post any longer than it already is so I'll finish telling you all about my journey in part two! I hope you enjoyed! I will see you next week for another travel blog post! Love you all!   
Byyeee!!!!