{"id":13500,"date":"2024-09-30T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13500"},"modified":"2024-10-01T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T14:19:30","slug":"montreux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13500","title":{"rendered":"Montreux"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today we are bound for Switzerland. Our first stop is the town of Montreux on the shore of lake Geneva. It\u2019s a lovely afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The lake is quite choppy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The famous statue of Freddie Mercury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lovely old market hall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Like most Swiss resort towns, Montreux has a casino. You can wander in and watch the gamblers playing roulette and blackjack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’re not here for gambling however. British rock band Queen did a lot of their recording here, and there\u2019s a Queen Experience exhibition in the casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There\u2019s lots of memorabilia, and a tiny theatre where you can watch a film about the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can even have a go at mixing a Queen track yourself. Here\u2019s Val in the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After all that excitement we were hungry and thirsty, and we found a splendid pub for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomorrow is looking like a wet day, but we\u2019ll try to get out and about nonetheless.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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