Note: I still don´t have free internet access or any way to connect my own laptop, so I still cannot upload pictures.  We’re getting quite a backlog to upload… about 600 pictures so far.  As soon as I get access I’ll link to the best ones here, I promise.

Since we were too wiped out to visit Chateux de Chillon on our first day, we saved it and went Friday morning.  I have been before but Kevin has not, so it was a nice experience for him.  It was a sunny day outside, and I assume that many Europeans had taken off work on Friday after the May Day holiday because the castle was packed. 

We worked up an appetite walking all over the castle, including up to the top of the keep (pictures coming soon!), and walked accross the street to have lunch. It was surprisingly good for a place next to a tourist destination.  As has become standard, lunch took about two hours, no one ever seems in a hurry.  It was about 2:00 when we finally left Montreux.

Next, we hit the road to drive on Rt 11 through Switzerland to Lauterbrunnen. We passed through Chateau d’eax, Gstaad, Zweissman, Spiez, and Interlaken on our way.  Rt 11 is a spectacular, two-lane road with plenty of switchbacks and altitude changes.  We stopped a LOT to take pictures — there are lots of turnouts on the road, many close to the prime overlooks.

We got to Lauterbrunnen about 7:30p, just in time since the front desk at our hotel, Hotel Staubbach, closes at 8:00p.  It is a wonderful place. Only two stars, but definitely our kind of laid-back place.  Our room has french doors and a balcony overlooking the mountains, waterfalls, and valley. It is amazing,  we just love it here.  We walked down to Hotel Silberhorn for dinner, where I enjoyed the local classic dish of cheese fondue (heavy with wine), and Kevin had a pork steak with several sauces, fruit, and boiled potatoes.  I had a local red wine from Aigle and it was very good. 

Tomorrow we are hiking, so we’re going to bed early.