President-Wilson Geneva

... of the different rooms are for. Lord Byron wrote a poem about this castle called "The Prisoner of Chillon." When I came home my family was back from vacation and we had a great, French dinner prepared by my grandfather of several different meats cooked with the most well prepared lentils I have ever had. It was cute because I know my grandfather was looking forward to preparing this big meal all week.
Today I wrote a paper, practiced my french, and ...

... It should be another 6+ hour drive.

We made a stop to visit the Luxembourg American Cemetery. It’s the only American cemetery in Luxembourg. General Patton is buried there, along with thousands of others.

Back on the road at 10:40 am. It’s still pretty cold. Now, it’s 6 C. While Conrad drives, I’m downloading the video camera. We’re having problems with the 2nd card ...

... so I enjoyed listening to people talking. There is a great walk along the lake. There is a strange sculpture of a fork sitting in the water- not sure of the story behind it, but it makes a good photo. We walked to the harbour to confirm the time that the boat was heading back to Lausanne and there was one pulling in that was heading to Montreux before going to Lausanne, so we hopped on and did the scenic trip back to Montreux , then onto Lausanne. We were so lucky ...

... train station, in fact it was right on the railway –we could literally walk up some steps and down a platform and we were on Number 9 platform. Luckily our room was on the other side of the building and we had a view (in the distance) of Lake Geneva. We had 4 bunk beds in a private room and our own private bathroom across the hall. We were ...

... have also learned that they are always exactly on time... We are also learning where the great food is that won't empty our wallets, which is always important when studying abroad. Geneva is such an international city that you can find every kind of cuisine on every street. And the food is excellent. I have managed very well so far without having any prior knowledge of French. I get by with my basic phrases of "merci" and "pardon." Almost everyone speaks English ...

... and game area is on the first. We had a great selection of fresh, crusty bread, Gruyere and Brie cheeses, meats, fruits, and APRICOT yogurt for lunch . The chef is actually Australian, and I am very excited to eat here :) A few of us, including the student program director Bev, went down the steepest/longest stairs EVER to reach the bottom part of Leysin where the actual stores are located. We went to the Co-Op to check out this local supermarket, and we ...

... all Geneva had to offer. The general rule of thumb on tour now is that everything bad is "Geneva", as in that is soooo Geneva!!! Quote of the Contiki trip so far was by Rich, walking down the streets of Geneva yelling at the top of his lungs, "Ohhhhh, Geneva sucks ass bro!!"

... it to the hotel. My room is pretty cool. It has a full kitchen with stove, fridge and microwave plus all the dishes needed to make food; and I also have a couch, chair and two twin beds in one room. Much better than what I thought it would be! I put all my things in my room, freshened up and then went to look for a SIM card so my phone would work and grocery shopping. I know it sounds strange but I had to do it immediately as everything here ...

Geneva is a beautiful city with cobble stone streets and old homes, really old churches and statues. I loved it here even though i was here only for a short time. i will go back one day.
oh yeh and I was so nicely surprised that there are so many classy looking chicks in France and Switzerland!!! get there.