Going Medieval in Murten

We packed our bags and said goodbye to Lucerne and boarded the train for Murten. Murten is relatively small and the old town portion of it is surrounded by sandstone Ramparts which date back to the fifteenth century. You can cover the whole town in about 45 minutes to an hour and that would be taking your time. The town itself is beautiful and the perfect size for some nice strolls. The buildings are all really uniform looking with the exception of slight exterior color adjustments or the patterns painted on the window shutters.

The town is situated next to the aptly named Lake Murten, which we had some how glazed over, so we were pleasantly surprised when they told us we had a lake view room. Apparently on weekends the town gets really packed, so we lucked out by getting here midweek.

Here are the shots from our afternoon here. We head to Montreaux tomorrow afternoon, so we only have one night, but so far its been the perfect laid-back town we were looking for and not nearly as touristy as Lucerne which was very welcome.





















The three round things protruding from the wall are cannonballs from the 15th century. Its a reminder to all who visit and live here of Murten's triumph over the Burgundians.








Rampart Tower Ceiling


View along the Rampart














Murten Castle, which is now the police station.














Camouflage Trees, thats how they won the battle. No, not really.












View from our room, just from the iPhone. We had a panoramic view, but i liked having boats in the picture.


Dusk from the room.




Translation: No Speedos

Random Fun Fact: The Average Swiss person eats 22lbs of chocolate a year. (That being said, we've yet to see any obese people, which is crazy in a place known for cheese & chocolate.)

Speaking of Cheese here is the Fondue Update: Still have yet to try any, the stuff really stinks. I forgot to mention our second Fondue experience on Mt. Piilatus. We grabbed lunch in the hotel on the top of the mountain and the seating was limited so we sat down at a table for four fully expecting to be joined by another couple at some point because there were more people than seats. A nice older german couple ended up sitting next to us and the wife looked to be having some sort of macaroni with fondue cheese. The moment she sat down the smell carried over to our side of the table and Brian's eyes quickly welled up with tears from trying not to visibly gag. So as of this moment all signs point to NO in our fondue adventure. Should our noses fall off, we may take a bite. TBD.


Here are some of the last shots from Lucerne via the iPhone:





















And finally, some shots from the mountain yesterday:




View coming down the Mountain via the gondola. Scenic, eh?



On my way up from the toboggan run.