Yesterday, saw the sad news that Oxfordshire resident Jon Lord, of Deep Purple fame, had died. His most famous song is "Smoke on the Water", which actually tells the true story of a fire in 1971 that destroyed the casino complex in Montreux. The smoke drifted out on to Lake Geneva - hence the title of the song. In those days, the Montreux Jazz Festival was hosted in the casino (the 2012 event actually only finished last Saturday and was the 46th festival).
As it turns out, I was in Montreux a couple of months ago and took the photo above, which captures the beautiful water scenery... without the smoke.
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