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Geneva Slideshow
Geneva
Travel Blogs from Geneva, Switzerland
Goodbyes
I had two goodbyes to say today... to Geneva and to Lucy. In the morning, after check-out, Lucy and I sprinted to the tram to get to the United Nations for the 10.30am tour. We weren't expecting ...
A Very European Pace
... Geneva is set up like a horseshoe around the bank of Lac Léman. I walked the entire horseshoe, discovering a side of Geneva I had never seen before. I finally found the source of the omnipresent Jet-d'Eau, the giant water fountain that lies on a jetty ...
The Rain Turns to Snow!
... , I got up early and took the 8:25 train to Geneva. Pretty much as soon as the train crossed the border into Switzerland, the snow started. The border control came by as Switzerland is not a part of EU and I was hoping for a stamp in ...
J'aime la Bibliotheque
... a child labor specialist at the ILO, one with a graduate professor of children's rights and education, and one with director of the UNESCO Geneva branch, and also probably one with a man who works at UNDP. So, I am pretty busy... It's a 30 ...
Soaking up the sun in Geneva
... laughing Cow'. The cow also has earrings. Very strange/cute and very good cheese so look for the laughing cow. Another day in Geneva, another day with beautiful weather. Imagine sunny, warm to hot temp of 25-27 C, slight breeze with a touch of French ...
Bienvenue...
... . About half the group(and all girls) piled into the rather conspicuous van to commence our adventure into the wonderful world of Switzerland. The man driving our van looked rather like a secret agent, but maybe that is just a European thing(haha). We ...
Des chiffres, beaucoup de chiffres
En résumé: Au cours de ces 5 semaines bien remplies, j'aurai: parcourus: - 21000 Km en avion - 2000 Km en train - 800 Km en bus - 800 Km en moto - 150 Km ŕ pied (environ) passé: - 36h dans un avion - 40h dans un train - ...
Hard Day's Night
... glass of wine by the lake and a very pleasant conversation. It’s always nice to get the opinions of a fellow Canadian on Geneva. We continued to chit-chat until the storm clouds became threatening and we started walking. It was at this point that I ...
Hello
... across the border and took a cable car up Mount Saleve, and then a 20 min walk to the summit for a panoramic view over Geneva and the surrounding mountains. Today I took a train trip through the country side, past many mountains and lakes, of course it ...
Almost ready...only 2 days left before the T-day!
... landscapes seem spectacular. However, since I don't know how often I'll have access to the Web, I might actually have to finish that travelog when I'm back in Switzerland. Well, let's cross fingers! And wish me good luck! I'm leaving in 2 days from ...
Europe Sings
... groomed competitors made for an excellent show. Since I am in Europe I got to vote! Unfortunately I couldn’t vote for Switzerland, as you are not allowed to vote for the country that you’re in. It was too bad because Switzerland was ...
Geneva
... and welcomed us to her home. She is here for three years with her husband Ken who works at the Australian delegation to Switzerland, the UN and the WTO and their three children. Imogen still likes us even though we have kicked her out of her ...
Dramarama at the Train Station
I just played witness to the most charming little drama. A woman hails a taxi with her daughter in tow, a little girl not more than five or six years old. Her hair is arranged in little braids that shoot out in all directions and she wears a sack-like ...
Paying to Pee and Running for Trains
Does the title not say it all? I am perplexed by the concept of paying to pee. On two occasions now I have paid the equivalent of about two dollars just to access the bathroom. For an addition ten I could also access a shower but really who wants to ...
Day 13: Geneva
... the Rome hostel, as that was more misinformation rather than a bad decision.) When I was booking my flights, I checked the hostels in Geneva and they were about the same as everywhere else: 15 to 17 euros. So instead of going straight through (which I ...
Geneva!!! Part 1
... through the blustery wind. It was a lovely afternoon to be followed by another lovely evening. Monday, my last day in Switzerland, was beautiful. The weather was incredibly windy, but I opted to venture out nonetheless. The train was a viable option, ...
Day One with Dad
... "samwich", but without cash or the will to shell out $60 on lunch for one and a half people at one of the reasonably priced Geneva sit-down's. In the end, we were back at the trusty train station for cash, samwiches and Zoya's other new found love: juice ...
MLIBC (My Life is Business Casual)
... we went to the Museum of the Swiss Abroad, which was just standard (AKA absolutely beautiful, because almost everything in Switzerland is beautiful). They gave us coffee in their restaurant before a tour of the museum and a discussion on Switzerland and ...
Water in the sky
... me after spending the last three weeks with a group of classmates from Germany, Holland, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Spain, Russia, Switzerland, Ireland, Serbia, etc. But it’s what you’d expect in a country with four official languages, not ...
Cant believe we actually made it!!!
We manage to get the train to Lyon where we are booked to change trains for Geneva. We have just over an hour to wait and its hot and stuffy so we walk outside the crowded station and sit down for lunch AT AN IRISH PUB!!! We are anxious not to miss our ...