Feeling a bit under the weather today, I decided to get over the weather by hiking up a mountain! Okay, maybe the logic doesn't work there, but it's what happened anyway. It was a tough choice today: tour one of the world's most delicious chocolate factories, or hike some of the world's most beautiful mountains? My compromise was to hike the mountains, then buy a whole bunch of chocolate.
The hike was spectacular. Most of it was very similar to what can be found in the Pacific Northwest in America, but it all had a unique Swiss character (especially the views at the top).
After the hike (about 10 miles), I came back down to Montreux and walked along the shores of Lake Geneva. There is a beautiful pedestrian area that stretches for a few miles, lined with little shops, a casino, and what must be ridiculously expensive hotels. There were also some swans which moved into attack formation and hissed at me when I tried to sit by the peaceful lake.
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