Montreux is lovely lovely. Switzerland is just getting better and better. My hostel is just beside the lake overlooking the majestic mountains in the distance. Since it was the Montreux Jazz Festival, there was a carnival with loads of international food stalls (Thai, Indian, Vietnamese etc), games booth and stalls selling handicrafts, clothes and all kinds of funky stuff. There were locations by the lake where free jazz concerts were going on. Spent the whole afternoon at the carnival and jazz concerts with my Korean roommate, Mimi. Mimi is studying music and came all the way from Seoul just for this festival. The whole atmosphere of the carnival with the feet tapping jazz beat in the background was so awesome. Later that night, there were more rock concerts one from Holland (with a really cute keyboardist) and another one from France, and they sang in French. I was really amused with the crowd here, there were dancing up front during the concerts and seemed like they were having a blast.
Just an observation I have so far, Swiss people are really helpful and friendly. I have not gotten lost so far because random strangers would come up to me and offer help when they see me looking so clusless. Like in Montreux, when I got of the bus a lady walking pass asked me if I was looking fort the Youth Hostel and she even walked with me half way there. She also told me we can get free transportation
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