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May 2015 - Lake Geneva, Switzerland

We took a trip out from Geneva to visit the area around Lake Geneva. We saw a couple castles and went for a several hour hike through the Lavaux vineyard terraces along the lake.

Lake Geneva
The Castle Aigle (possibly founded by the same founders of the Castle Aaargh)
Lake Geneva The Castle Aigle (possibly founded by the same founders of the Castle Aaargh)
The castle courtyard
The castle courtyard
Now that's a big keg!
Beautifully painted interior walls
Now that's a big keg! Beautifully painted interior walls
A beautiful castle in the mountains
A beautiful castle in the mountains
Overlooking the surrounding vineyards
Vineyards climbing up the mountain
Me and the castle
Overlooking the surrounding vineyards Vineyards climbing up the mountain Me and the castle
Castle Aigle
Castle Chillon, literally on the lake
Castle Aigle Castle Chillon, literally on the lake
A moat and a bridge. I love that in a castle.
Inside the castle
A moat and a bridge. I love that in a castle. Inside the castle
Beautiful gothic hallways
15th century Christian art, which I love
An old crypt chapel
Beautiful gothic hallways 15th century Christian art, which I love An old crypt chapel
This chevron pattern was unfortunately all throughout the castle
A coats of arms room
Sir Sturler, Lord of Suburbia, whose emblem is the fierce White Picket Fence
This chevron pattern was unfortunately all throughout the castle A coats of arms room Sir Sturler, Lord of Suburbia, whose emblem is the fierce White Picket Fence
The beautiful chapel ceiling
Me taking the previous picture
Still guarding the highway after hundreds of years
The beautiful chapel ceiling Me taking the previous picture Still guarding the highway after hundreds of years
A duck patrolling the moat
A snake near the castle
A duck patrolling the moat A snake near the castle
Castle Chillon
The mountains across the lake
Castle Chillon The mountains across the lake
The lakeside near the castle
Walking through a cute village off the lake
The lakeside near the castle Walking through a cute village off the lake
A village on the lake
Hiking through the Lavaux vineyard terraces
A village on the lake Hiking through the Lavaux vineyard terraces
A lot of vineyard!
A lot of vineyard!