Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Murten, Switzerland

We headed over to Murten this past Sunday. It was about a 30 minute drive. Murten is located on a small lake that is directly East of Neuchatel Lake.
In 1476, a very important battle took place here. It is where an army of 10,000 villagers defeated the "mighty Charles the Bold" with his 20,000 well armed Burgundians. In the picture below is where 3 cannonballs were left to remind the villagers of their great victory.
The town within the walls was like a postcard.
I loved the artwork under the eaves of the roof.
Katelyn had fun bundling up. It was very chilly in the shade.
The sun wasn't shining on this so I'm not exactly sure how it works.
The view from the castle wall was pretty.
Devin was making Kate upset by standing up in that window.
It was trying to clear up and the clouds were so white and puffy.
Baking competitions are very popular. The clock tower below won a few.
That was our weekend and it was nice going back home to warm up with a good cup of Swiss Hot Chocolate!

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