Dear chess friends,
again Ralf Binnewirtz and myself hurried up to complete a report on this
year’s general meeting in La Tour-de-Peilz on the Lake Geneva as
fast as possible. In the next few weeks we will put the still missing
additions into the member’s area of our website, some participants
like Richard Forster and John Donaldson are still committed to the Chess
Olympiad in Turin.
The
Swiss Museum of Games in La Tour-de-Peilz |
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From my point of view it was the right decision to carry out our third
annual meeting at a place in such a magnificent area like the Château
in La Tour-de-Peilz and I am completely sure that all participants will
remember with pleasure the wonderful days in this particularly delightful
scenery (in spite of Swiss prices). The premises and the technical equipment
were very suitable for such a meeting, moreover the museum director, Ulrich
Schädler and his team have taken a lot of trouble to give us a pleasant
stay.
View
of Montreux |
How nice the weather was at the Lake Geneva at least till Thursday morning
may be clearly shown by some impressions of La Tour-de-Peilz, of Vevey
and of Montreux – even the famous Château de Chillon is within
walking distance from La Tour-de-Peilz (along the lake). Also a trip towards
Lausanne to the wine growing region Lavaux was worthwhile as I immediately
tried out together with Tony Gillam on Wednesday evening.
[Château de Chillon: Gallery
and Tour
online]
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Charlie Chaplin statue at the lakeside promenade in Vevey, behind
that the "Alimentarium" (Musée de l’alimentation
/ Food Museum) |
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The "Lavaux" – wine growing region between Lausanne
and Montreux
Further numerous photos of this region online
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