Chateu de Chillon

Name: Chillon
Location: Lake Geneva
Country: Switzerland

Chillon Castle was built on a rocky inlet near the eastern shore of Lake Geneva. (Lac Lemon), Switzarland, not far from Montreux. There was a castle here as early as the ninth century, built to protect one of the main roads to the Great St. Bernard pass to Italy, but the present castle was for the most part built by the counts of Savoy in the late twelfth and thirteenth centuries. During the sixteenth century, the castle was used as a state prison and was the setting of the English poet Byron's "The Prisoner of Chillon"

We went to visit the Chillon castle and its like my first time seeing a real castle! I've always read alot of books when I was young (even now i still do haha) and i've always wondered how a castle looks like in real life..And it was really interesting!

On the train ride to Chillon

Scenery on the way - Peaceful blue lake, fluffy white clouds

And finally we arrived! - Chateau de CHillon

This is the nicest pic that I have taken in the entire trip..Love it!

Outside the Chillon castle

Inside the courtyard

hehe i took a pic of their rubbish bin or is it a box for papers??

I love this pic, its taken from a small door inside the castle and right outside is the sea!

This pic shows the pillars supporting the castle inside, very eerily cold inside

Ancient plates and bowls used in the castle

Chair and Cupboard, look at the intricate carvings

Armours that the soldiers wore

Weapons

Poster bed - I love this type of beds, so fairy tale like haha

Stained glass window

Guess what is this??? Yesh u're right, its cubby holes or the primitive toilets used then hahaha..I looked down the holes and apparently, after the olden people did their business, it would drop down all the way down to the sea :)

Medievial castle in the foreground with modern highway in the background

Taken from the top of the castle

Taken just before departing from the castle