2004 Holiday - Lausanne-Ouchy

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2004 Holiday - Lausanne-Ouchy - 2

This is the second of two pages covering our holiday in Lausanne-Ouchy in between 26/072004 & 04/08/2004

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Day 1 - Monday 26th July 2004 - Arrive in Ouchy

Day 2 - Tuesday 27th July 2004 - Rochers-de-Naye and the Marmottes

Day 3 - Wednesday 28th July 2004 - Rhône Express

Day 4 - Thursday 29th July 2004 - Gruyères & Chocolat Factory

Day 5 - Friday 30th July 2004 - Chillon - Montreux - Nyon

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Day 6 - Saturday 31st July 2004 - Thun & Interlaken

Day 7 - Sunday 1st August 2004 - Yvoire - Vevey

Day 8 - Monday 2nd August 2004 - Geneva - Rhône Express - Evian - Evening Cruise

Day 9 - Tuesday 3rd August 2004 - Morges - LEB

Day 10 - Wednesday 4th August 2004 - Geneva - Lunch Cruise

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Day 6 - Saturday 31st July 2004

Thun & Interlaken

LO: Ouchy - Lausanne Gare CFF

SBB: Lausanne - Bern

SBB: Bern - Thun

PS Blumlisalp: Thun - Interlaken West - Thun

SBB: Thun - Bern

SBB: Bern - Lausanne

LO: Lausanne Gare CFF - Ouchy

On Saturday we travelled to Thun by train, changing at Bern. At Thun we caught the BLS paddler Blumlisalp to Interlaken and back. Blumlisalp is an extremely attractive ship, but trundling around the attractive Thunersee does not compare with being on a Geneva paddle vessel. We returned via Bern again, taking time to photograph a few trams and trolleybuses, which are now in a smart red livery (they were green last time I was in Bern).

The rack Metro line M1 between Ouchy and Lausanne Gare CFF.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

The rack Metro line M1 between Ouchy and Lausanne Gare CFF.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

Alastair and friend in a Thun games shop.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

Covered bridge in Thun.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

Blumlisalp at Interlaken West, with the Jungfrau range in the background..

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

Blumlisalp at Interlaken West.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

Blumlisalp - the 1st Class dining saloon.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

On board Blumlisalp at Interlaken West.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 31st July 2004.

Day 7 - Sunday 1st August 2004

Yvoire - Vevey

MV Général Guisan: Ouchy - Yvoire

PS Rhône: Yvoire - Vevey (swimming)

PS La Suisse: Vevey - Pully (miniature railway)

PS Montreux: Pully - Ouchy

Sunday 1st August was the Swiss National Day, when everyone (in Lausanne at least) goes slightly nuts and behaves in a most un-Swiss manner, mainly by making lots of noise and doing highly dangerous things with fireworks. We took the early morning trip to Yvoire on the MV Général Guisan, before catching PS Rhône as far as Vevey where Alastair went swimming in the lake. We then caught PS La Suisse back to Pully (a suburb of Lausanne) where there is a miniature railway which runs on summer weekends. Finally we caught PS Montreux for the short hop back to Ouchy. The madness starts in the evening, and we confined ourselves to our hotel balcony to watch the amazing fireworks display deployed offshore from freight vessels.

Général Guisan at Lausanne-Ouchy, dressed overall for the Swiss National Day.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Rhône arriving at Yvoire, dressed overall for the Swiss National Day.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair and a Chocolate Magnum on Rhône.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair and a Chocolate Magnum on Rhône.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Rhône leaving Vevey.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair swimming at Vevey.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair swimming at Vevey.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

La Suisse arriving at Vevey, dressed overall for the Swiss National Day.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

La Suisse leaving Pully.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair on miniature train at Pully.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair on miniature train at Pully.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair on miniature train at Pully.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Montreux arriving at Pully.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Alastair on Montreux.

Photo: © Ian Boyle, 1st August 2004.

Day 8 - Monday 2nd August 2004

Geneva - Rhône Express - Evian - Evening Cruise

LO: Ouchy - Lausanne Gare CFF

SBB: Lausanne - Geneva

PS La Suisse: Geneva - Evian

MV Léman: Evian - Ouchy

PS Montreux: Ouchy -Yvoire - Ouchy (Evening Cruise)

On Day 9 I decided to cover the part of the Rhône Express route which I had missed on Day 3. This required an early start from Ouchy to catch a train to Geneva. PS La Suisse left promptly at 9:15, and I stayed on her until Evian, where I met Margaret and Alastair who had travelled across from Ouchy on the MV Léman. We visited a lakeside swimming area before returning to Ouchy on MV Léman, the only time that I travelled on her. She is primarily a ferry, designed for the Ouchy-Evian shuttle, but is also used on a lunchtime cruise to Thonon-les-Bains (possibly due to the absence of PS Savoie for rebuilding?). In the evening we took the dinner cruise on PS Montreux. Food and staff are supplied by the Beau Rivage Hotel, and are of excellent quality, and not too expensive.

Sukhoi aerobatic plane in Geneva.