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Geneva Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Geneva, Switzerland
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... that I sometimes do okay in French, I think it would be generous to even call my level 'conversational'. Basquettes, in Geneva, for example, are probably actually spelled Baskets. In preperation for today my boss explained to the team that we should ...
Why I can't go to Lyon alone
Mish won't let me go to pick up our hire car from Lyon alone. She is insisting that she and the boys accompany me on the one hour journey to Lyon and back. Whilst I don't understand how she can hold a series of unfortunate events, up to be any more than ...
Hastieism Swiss Style
So we had to go through Switzerland to get to the French Alps and we decided to stop at Geneva as you do! We got to Geneva late and had an early connection the next day, so alas didn't get to see as much as i would have liked besides some wicked ...
Bon anniv'! (Day 80)
... edge of the lake, where we had a look at the giant geyser in the middle of Lake Geneva that sprays up a large jet of water. Everywhere in Switzerland are banks! On practically every street, plus districts of banks-only buildings. We went into one to ...
A funny day really
... will create a black hole!!! At least we wouldn't know anything about it if they are wrong. After that we went to Geneva for a cruise down the Rhone. You can only go about 11/2 hour south of Geneva as they have built a dam for hydro ...
The last blog
... 24 currencies 19 time zones 2 people 1 place to call home... ...and that is where we are now. We are back in Geneva, adapting to life in Europe again. Europe is as it was before we left, but we've returned changed. We have picked up ...
Zrou Ze Tunnels
... do, however, is set foot on Swiss soil, or even Swiss tarmac, for that matter. Can I count that as having "been to" Switzerland? I mean, I landed at an airport in Sweden once, but didn't disembark, and I don't count that and having "been to" Sweden. How ...
En Suisse
... Geneva, which makes finding a flat near impossible. I thankfully have a few friends that work there. So yes. I've decided on Geneva. Hopefully Paquis, although I'd live happily in Eaux Vive or Planpalais. If you know of a flat, please send the info my ...
"I hear it is the best place to go in Europe."
... "Yup. Just like the ones in Switzerland. Except in Italy, there's also Rome. In Switzerland, you've just got Zurich. And Geneva." She considered this for a while, rolling the idea of ruins and pasta and friendly people around in ...
Geneva, City of People in Suits with Bicycles
... rather than the French side of the airport which ruffled a few feathers and gave my parents a massive headache. My experiences of Switzerland as a whole were similar, the day before the car-on-the-wrong-side-of-the-border saga was spent in the customs ...
Geneva + carnival
... a nearby shoe shop proved better luck. There are surprisingly few hiking stores to be found easily here in Switzerland especially considering the lifestyles and location, but many more compared with Spain I suppose... After finding some water ...
Off to Switzerland
... ; Amelia, whom I had met while traveling in South Africa, graced me with her presence and we decided to travel Switzerland and southern France. Geneva was just an over-nighter really...we both got in late afternoon, got settled, had dinner, walked ...
Settling in to Geneva
... presents::cough::) my new address is: Webster University Rebecca Boyer/Global MA in IRL 15 Route de Collex 1293 Bellevue Switzerland P.S. Shara, this is for you .... ...
Weekend away!
... on the train, and sat back to enjoy the ride. It was an uneventfull 7 hours, and I finally got off the train in Geneva, Switzerland. It was a little startling to be surrounded by French speakers, I have no basis what-so-ever for French, and felt like my ...
Frozen Solid
... middle of the road look like a border control.. I was right just after we passed them we worked out we were in Switzerland and heading for Geneva.. Opps a quick U turn and all was good.. We were stopped by a policewoman at the border who asked us if we ...
Day 7 - Monaco - Geneva
... through the tunnel. A few km past the tunnel, on the french side, I blasted past them, 'Who's the daddy 'I thought to my self.. I took the scenic route into Geneva, not via the Highway. It was well worth the extra time spend. Much better than montpellier! ...
Depart Tour du Monde
Départ de Genève le Samedi 5 Avril 2008 a 11H05, arrivée a Bangkok le Dimanche 6 Avril a 05H30... du matin. Quitter l'hiver en Europe pour se retrouver en Thailande, par un minimum de 30 degrés. Il ne faut rien oublier: - les vêtements ...
Geneva - Switzerland
... other end of the Lake at the foothills of the alps looking at Chillion Castle after tripping around the castle we headed back towards Geneva and stopped off a Montreux. It was heaps of fun as they had just had a huge Marching Band comp so there was all ...
Geneva
Well we couldn't come this close to switzerland without visiting! I was actually slightly disappointed with Geneva. I have been to Switzerland many times to go skiing and was expecting the pretty Switzerland that I have seen with mountains, Eidelweiss and ...
The world at 300kmh
... club and then hip hop next door. I stumbled in at 6am only to get up again at 7 just in to pack and go. The train to Geneva was peaceful and scenic, I had an entire TGV carriage to myself - first class all the way. I am now in Geneve kiling time, it is ...
Geneva, Switzerland
... trains three times. But though our itinerary changed, our spirits remained, as ever, boisterous. Geneval Reflection: The day in Geneva was extremely relaxing, and although a lot of walking was done, a lot of recuperation occured. After such ...
Geneva
Geneva All day Tuesday we traveled to Geneva with a lunch break at some mountains. They were pretty gorgeous. A bunch of us took the gondola up to the stops. It was a lot of fun. Amanda and I went up to Murren and had a little run in with the brits but ...
Big, Deep Breath before we take the plunge!
... ; After getting some much needed rest and laundy done (Elli you're wonderful! Julia, adore you as always!) I've headed back to Geneva for a couple more days to hang out with Nat and then I'm off to Zurich, from where I fly to Nairobi on Monday (Nic ...
Infos pour le départ
Si vous voulez venir au départ, je serai dès 9h dans la cour de l'école primaire de Cressy sur Confignon (Rue Edouard Vallet 16, 1232 Confignon). Le départ est prévu à 10h, hésitez pas à venir à vélo si vous voulez rouler un petit bout avec ...
Language Issues
... Using my old Nokia to compare the options does not work. Crap. And I'm late for a party. I only know about two people in Geneva, one is having a party and I can't get my text that has directions to his house. Good grief. Hopefully if I dial his number ...
Departure Day - Trip = SUCCESS!!!
... hour, heck it might as well be like a day in the life of Ottawans and our crazy rush hour traffic... We got to Geneva airport and brought back our fantabulous rental car, which we all loved and was a blast to drive... Onward to Amsterdam, then Montreal ...
Once around the lake on another rainy day
We had lunch in divonne , Shopped in Geneva Dinner in Lausanne And a pit stop in Montreux! Thats what you can do on a rainy ...