The beautiful Lake Geneva- Surrounded with rolling hills, pretty stone built villages and vine-clad slopes
One of the millions of houses with flowered balconies we saw in Switzerland!
A chateau in one of the small towns (Yvoire) along the Lake Geneva
On the steamer!
Rolle: Another town alongside the Lake Geneva
Another charming little town alongside the lake of Geneva
We saw hundreds of sails on the Lake similar to those...
Check out the snowy peaks of Mont- Blanc in mid of Summer!
Crystal Clear waters of Lake Geneva
A view from yet another town (Nyon) along the Lake Geneva - taken from the boat
Background: Geneva ->Jet d'Eau fountain ->one of the largest fountains in the world.
The Flower Clock in Geneva
Geneva - One of the Main shopping Streets
Geneva - background: Old Town
Geneva : Hotel Des Postes (guess what?)
Geneva
Geneva Harbour
Geneva - Jet d'Eau fountain
Joined the National Day celebrations in Lausanne!
A view of Lausanne from the boat
On the boat, enjoying a beautiful day and views of Lake Geneva.
Notes:
- We arrived into Geneva on a very beautiful, sunny and warm day at around 6:30 pm. We did some sightseeing in the "old town" area, which is situated on a hill. Undoubtedly, that was the most attractive part of the city, with narrow, cobbled lanes and streets, fountain filled squares, and galleries, shops and cafes.
-We also got the chance to stroll down on the impressively wide main shopping streets ("Rue de Rive" is one), with luxury boutiques... Unlucky for us, but lucky for our wallet, the shops were closed at this time of the day, so we only did some window shopping. :-)
- We stayed in Hotel Nash Ville in Geneva and enjoyed our stay. It is recommended!
- Geneva is located on the western side of Lake Geneva. The lake is so impressively big, you can't help but think it as an inner sea.
- The next day of our arrival we took a paddle steamer boat leisure cruise to Lausanne. Lausanne is another city on the shores of Lake Geneva. (60km east of Geneva). The cruise took bit more than 3,5 hours. It was again, a very pleasant warm day, so it made the the trip more enjoyable.
- The language of Geneva and Lausanne is French.
Notes on Switzerland:
- bordered by France, Germany, Austria and Italy
- has many lakes and two major rivers, the Rhine and the Rhone.
- the Red Cross was founded in Switzerland in the mid-19th century.
- is a quadrilingual nation. (German, French, Italian, and Romansch)
- Famous For: Emmental cheese, high quality chocolate, watchmaking and expertise in finance.
- Famous For: World-class ski resorts. Best knowns are Klosters (famous as the favorite ski destination of British Royalty), and Davos.
- is not a member of the Europian Union and the currency is CHF (Swiss Frank) -> (1 CHF ~= 1 Au$)
That's it from the French-speaking part of Switzerland, Au revoir for now!
(see you in the German-speaking part: Bern )
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