Aug. 15, Saturday

We went to Vevey and Montreaux with Joanne and Veronica. Joanne had gone with a student trip to Montreaux and had really enjoyed the Chateau de Chillon so we decided to check it out. A bunch of SRSS students took the trip to Montreaux on the train as well and from all reports had a good time as well.

Both Vevey and Montreaux are on the banks of lake Geneva and so we walked by the lake in the sun- it was a hot day! 31 degrees! And not to rub it in, but we have been having awesome weather- it has been great all week- and the forecast is for sun for next week as well. Rick just checked the weather report- it sounds nasty with hail etc… hope everyone is doing ok!

On to the Chateau—The great thing about castles/ museums in general here is that they let you get pretty close up to things and they leave furniture in the rooms when they get it ready for exhibition. Seeing as Joanne had already taken a guided tour of the castle- she led the way and added tidbits of info for us- like showing us where the latrines where and how they are open holes to the Lake below, at least 50 feet!! We also found out why beds were so short- people slept sitting up because lying down was thought to be the position of the dead- and you wouldn’t want any one thinking that you had died when you were sleeping!! (A common problem in that time?!?) We had a good time exploring the castle, and were home by 4pm.

In the evening we went to the flat of another teacher, Justine and Joanne gave us all a perogy lesson. We had a great time pinching and then eating!!