We took a ferry from Montreaux to Chillon Castle and walked back to Montreaux along Lac Lemon (Lake Geneva). The view above is as seen from the ferry. The one below is looking at at the bridge leading from the other side.
This medieval castle is situated on an island at a location that served as a way to control access to the Lac Lemon area from the Rhone River valley and travel from Burgundy. Later, it was a prison and an inspiration for literary works by Lord Byron and others in the early 1800’s. Given my background in tech, I have to make a big detour here to mention that Lord Byron’s daughter, Ada Lovelace, holds the distinction as the first computer programmer.
I’ll end this here with wishes to the Swiss for a Happy Swiss National Day today!