Geneva
Travel Blogs from Geneva, Switzerland
The Good Life
... Yvoire-a small medieval village on the French side of the lake. The cruise was aboard an old Paddleboat which as I soon learnt Geneva is quite famous for. I had underestimated the strength of the sun and whilst I basked in its rays the wind from the lake ...
jerome gets an F
I spent the weekend with my friend jerome's family in gaillard france, which is only 10 minutes away from geneva. its so nice to stay in a real house for once and see how a real french family lives. The best part was that his aunt and her bf are ...
The world is safe! CERN survived our visit
We came, we saw, we explored, we left and nothing blew up! I am not a scientific person, and would never even come close to understanding what goes on at CERN. However, even on a very superficial level, this was an amazing visit and completely ...
Sunny Geneva
... sunny days when you can see the mountains and Mont Blanc (the mountain, not the pen). Most often it’s overcast in Geneva, but strangely not as depressing as it was in Vienna. I may have said this a few times before, but Geneva is ...
The first train ride
... order to get to Rome the following day! So the journey began at 4 :L arrivering in Perpignan at about 9, we await our train to Switzerland, even though we have to booking :L Train arrives, the man at one end ofthe train tells us first class only! We end ...
It's family season!!!
.... and that means it's PHOTO season. Okay, maybe a bit of a stretch. But I have a wee business idea for December when I return. I am offering an unbeatable service. Christmas Family Portraits.... at through the floor prices!!!! The service: ...
Médias
J'ai eu la chance d'intéresser les médias locaux, voici quelques interviews et reportages: Le 6 janvier 2010 sur Léman Bleu: http://www.lemanbleu.ch/leman_bleu_archive_flv.php?new=true&p_emi=91&filename=naxoo/2010/1/6/7968-yap_06-01-2010 Le 28 ...
Geneva, Montreux, Chillon, Lausanne, Gruyères...
... fondue person" to it! :) and while I am on the subject of food: I found restaurants almost unreasonably expensive in Switzerland...and I am not even talking about fancy restaurants...it was quite common in our experience to pay an equivalent of almost ...
Hijinks in Geneva
... case 1 centimetre. 4. Add the results of steps 1 and 3 to get your vehicles height - 2.01 metres in our case. Upon returning to Geneva after our recent airport experience, we decided instead to push off immediately around Lac Leman towards ...
McDonalds
It truly is rare (these days) that I eat at McDonalds. Once every couple of months. Not bad for a girl that was sincerely addicted to the stuff less than a decade ago. There's lots to say about McDonalds' impact on society and the environment. But ...
GENEVE - BEAUTIFUL SWITZERLAND
... receptionist. This meant that we could use all Public Means of transport for free. (A nice wellcome for tourists who visit Switzerland from the Government) This time we booked a nice Hotel Appartment and we had smoked salmon and good ...
Mon Projet
Mon projet: J'ai l'intention de me rendre à Shanghai de Genève avec pour seul moyen de transport mon vélo. Outre le challenge personnel, j'espère de cette manière trouver du financement pour les actions du WWF en faveur de la protection de la forêt ...
Geneva: Great Hostel and Great Cheese!!
Bonjour and Guten Tag from Geneva They speak both French AND German here so you have to be on your toes!! We arrived in Geneva to the sounds of honking and cheering in the streets. Yes, they had been anticipating our arrival!! We are ...
City Muster
... area - then we were off to Lake Leman to soak out feet (we forgot our bathers). Anyway today we spent the afternoon in Geneva (only a 20 minute drive from Francoise's). Marie and I, as usual, were pretty low on cash and we needed a nice free evening, ...
Geneva
... the tourism office, but on the way we got sidetracked by a few souvenir shops and also the biggest department store in either Switzerland or Geneva, I am not sure which. There was a huge grocery store on the first floor, and we got to try tons of free ...
hier soir
Yesterday night I: Applied for three amazing apartments (fingers still crossed) Lost a pair of Gucci Sunglasses (less than a month old) Lost a mobile phone (less than a month old) Hung with Wesley Snipes and friends Spent 25 CHF on a single beer (= ...
Some Geneva Sightseeing
... I was never even questioned or needed to show my paper on my return. I actually was questioned more when I was leaving Switzerland than when I got back. Also, while in line at Gatwick in London I was behind several young men who were seeking ...
Another friends frenzy... but different
... :-) Remember... tell your friends! ;-) Two thoughts. Number 1. So, I left my little paradise in Serres and made my way to Geneva where I was met by one of my favourite family's in the world. The Goodman/Arnold Gang!! This family and my family were ...
A different Switzerland
... and was to head to Geneva for my last night on the way I decided to stop in Bern for a few hours. Seeing I was in Switzerland I had better actually see the Capital City of the country. Yes, all those people out there reading who thought Zurich or Geneva ...
Planning to be useless
... rejected for another apartment) - Still working for the perpetually underfunded WWF - check out panda.org/gifts -Still mostly based in Geneva - Am now an aunt to a small child named Saoirse, thanks to Greg and Hannah - Jimmy visited this past ...
Exploring Geneva on Three Hours of Sleep
... sleeping two nights in a row on a plane. That’s what we did from Lima to Newark, NJ, to Montreal to Geneva, Switzerland. With all the perks that international flights offer, you end up staying awake too long, eating too much and getting ...
Léa and Hiro's Wedding
... her studies in Japan. Just like Seth, he has accepted to leave his home country and move to Switzerland for her. He has now spent several years in Geneva and his French is getting really good. So here we are today to celebrate their love! Carine, ...
Last few days in Veysonnaz and now onto Africa...
... 7 weeks and packing a pair of shorts and mosquito repellent to head to sunny warm surrounds. We waved goodbye to Veysonnaz - the drive to Geneva took a couple of hours and as we approached Geneva the snow began to fall - hey we are used to snowfall now (a ...
A Weekend at the Prater and Geneva
... the Prater and then refused to pay taxes. Friday night I took a twelve-hour night train across the entirety of Austria and Switzerland to get to Geneva. To go on a tangent, note that the English name of the city sounds fine. The French name, Genéve, ...

