Lake Geneva

Entry containing 2 photos titled: Geneva Festival Fireworks, Lake Geneva

Another stop in Switzerland! Beautiful city this! We also got to see the UN Headquarters here in Geneva …

So - breakfast in the youth hostel ...... Took us back to when we first met in uni accommodation in 1975!!! Holding our trays, collecting our food and then eating in a full and bustling dining hall. But I don't think we're in an ordinary youth hostel - last night I met a man in the elevator - Freddie, from Namibia. He said he was here till Friday …

The Swiss Alps - from Geneva to Montraux to Zweissiman to Lauterbrunnun to Mürren, Wengen, Jungfraujoch, Grindelwald, Interlaken to Lucerne to Zürich. And a few others in between. This country is a postcard everywhere you go, in every direction you look. The whole place looks like a painting! Switzerland is also incredibly expensive. …

As the title says Monaco - Geneva

I left the hostel just after 10 am with the view to pass through Monte Carlo on the way up to Geneva. I had elected at the minute to take the standard route as suggested by the Sat Nav, as the 8 hour ride I had manually crafted, looked like it might kill me off.

Monte Carlo was quite spectacular …

We drove through the Italian Alps, and then through France to get to Switzerland. The curious thing about our entry to France, was the 7 mile-long tunnel that went right under the snow covered Mont Blanc.. wow, and it popped us out on the other side, where the tall, rugged Alps met a lovely ski town where the Fall leaves have just started to turn …

Paul and Toni-Rae have the most amazing apartment looking over Lake Geneva.   Spend the weekend with them eating lots and wandering around Geneva, the port and visit some old town up the lake with a castle that I can't recall now.  ...

... mine. *** I had to act quick while we were still solvent, so suggested we have some lunch and then walk along the shoreline of Lake Geneva to the Botanical Gardens. Along the way we passed the Jet d'aeu, a massive water jet that shoots into the air up ...

... kindly treating us which I feel very bad about but as Dave keeps reminding us we would do the same for any unemployed lazy gits if it was the other way around). Head over to the Lake on Friday to see Geneva from another perspective and see other ...

... straight to Sweden to start my Scandinavia travel, I really should check out Germany as its on the way. That turned out to be a VERY good decision. Anyway, Geneva - Nice Lake and fountain and I ate a great kebab. Nothing much more to say ...

... on earth they build roads through mountains. After some steady climbs and lots of freewheeling 30mph downhill we saw a sign - 40k to Geneva!!! After 1hr and 1/2 we stopped at the bottom of a 5km descent and had a MacDonald's double cheese burger, making ...

... soon. I liked what I had seen and would probably revisit one day and experience more of her hospitality. Our flight to Geneva was uneventful and we managed quite successfully to spend three hours wandering around the city and the lake in the gorgeous ...

... Geneva past the 140m high plume of water from the Jet D'eau before heading to our campsite which was 7km back down the lake from Geneva town central. We spent most of our time bathing beside the lake and swimming in the fresh waters. I after boasting the ...

... the haze making it probably the most beautiful bike ride I will ever go on in my life. We ate a 16 franc lasagna in Copet (Switzerland is extremely expensive) and found a cafe on the water for the coffee and some mountain and lake gazing. I took so many ...

After a rather uninspiring (stupid winter) train ride along the banks of Lake Geneva, we arrived in the peace capital of the world. The aim was basically to see the UN headquarters, and any free museums that might be of interest. We weren't sure how ...

... currency, the Swiss Franc, which are surprisingly big and bright and colourful in their notes. The city sits on a gigantic lake- Lake Geneva, the biggest in Europe, and there is a fantastic water spout that shoots water hundreds of meters into the air ...