Talk about the medieval adventure this one takes the cake along with a price. We decided to drive to Nyon and take the ferry across Lake Geneve to Yviore, France and tour the village. So we get to Nyon which is in Switzerland, we pay 60 dollars to take a 20 minute ferry ride to Yviore to see a castle and village. Sounds reasonable, just wait....
Okay it is a beautiful day and Mount Blanc graces the skies for us to see, spectacular. We take the ferry ride with about 200 other willing and able tourist to Yviore. As we disembark you see a medieval castle that is privately owned and not available for tours, then imagine this, take fish town, put it on a steep hill, add a lot of old walls twisting and turning with every imaginable tourist shop stuffed in every nook and craney of the place and triple the price of anything you buy or eat and then make the roads 1/4 the width and cover them with uneven cobblestones. They have you pretty much trapped. The good news is no cars are allowed. I think the deal is you have to buy something and eat something and then they will let you board the ferry for Nyon, requirement I am sure.
If this is not the ultimate scheme for milking tourist I am not sure. Although we did have a lovely time. Flowers everywhere, very charming place.
We returned to Nyon and drove the coast back to Ferney Voltaire, with a stop for beer and coffee on the way. All together beautiful day.
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