Bulle to Échallens

Very beautiful beside the lake this morning. So quiet, and the wind had dropped, making the walk along the lake so peaceful.  

After breakfast we had a short drive into Bulle, where they were getting ready for a theee day festival of Scottish bands - a local Scottish Tattoo. Bagpipes, kilts and Switzerland, I hadn’t connected before!

When we arrived in Bulle we were very surprised to see the remains of a massive timber outlet after a devastating fire over night. We were only commenting yesterday how big the timber plant was and how important it is to the community. Now, all gone! With the wind that was blowing last evening we could see how the heat damaged the high rise units opposite. When we arrived the snorkel elevator was removing cladding from the apartment complex. 

We took some time to look around Bulle; explored the market that was taking place today, tasted some of the local cheeses (very expensive, about $40/kilo), and explored the castle and its donjon. 

The castle and donjon (the tower). 

Views from the top of the donjon. 

Around midday, we drove further south towards Lausanne, calling in to Châtel-St-Denis for a short time. After this we continuled down to Boug-en-Lavaux, overlooking Lake Geneva and Lausanne, where we stopped, admired the view and had lunch. 

The 4km decent down to Lake Geneva. 

Vineyards in the northern slopes of Lake Geneva. 

Later in the afternoon we drove on to Echallens for the rest of the afternoon and the evening.