Only the tough venture out..

Today was windy which added to the coldness but I was determined to head out for a ride and venture into some uncharted territory on top of some known territory. So I headed out to Montreux and planned on venturing into some hills from there.. Note, I said, "I". That's right, after 10 minutes, Taz bailed on me and went to the rowing club so I was on my own..


On the way to Montreux, the view was spectacular and the
snowline had come down abit. I didn't want to stop too much because that meant taking my gloves off so the picture are few and only if I really, really couldn't resist.! Love that mountain view and imagine multiple little hilltops of these stair stepping vineyards...

In Montreux I finally found what everyone was talking about and clicked it. Yup, that's Freddy Mercury from Queen...For some reason they love him in Montreux.


Leaving Montreux I ventured into the hills. It was actually warmer up there even though I actually went up to the snowline. Then again it could have been that I was climbing that it was warmer. Anyhow more quant towns of various names...Blonay..Vevek...etc and even a tram car/train that takes you to the top of one of the hilltops. Now, after 3 hours of riding it was time to head home. That meant going down hill and hoping I end up somewhere near the water so I can find my way home again. But before I faced the cold I took one last venture into gloveless land and clicked a few shots. Here some showing some cute little houses and some nice backdrops. Notice the center symmetric one. :) After these three, I took the plunge and headed down hill and then along the flat windy lakeside. I'd say I froze my A-- off, but I didn't. I just froze my fingers off...