Today we sadly left Zermatt to go to Geneva, our endpoint for this vacation. I expect we will get a taste of French culture being so close to the border. We though about stopping at Gruyere to see how the famous cheese is made, but it was a little out of our schedule so we opted to take the train straight to Geneva.
Upon arriving at the station, it was an easy walk to our hotel, Hotel Eastwest, which was in a great location relative to the main sights on Lake Geneva. Once we arrived and checked in, we headed out to the lake to see the sights and find some dinner.
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| On the Pont du Mont-Blanc Bridge |
The first thing we wanted to see was the Jet d'Eau, a famous water fountain that shoots straight up 140m (460 feet). We crossed the Pont du Mont-Blanc bridge which spans the lower part of the lake and the Jet d'Eau was on our left. We found a viewing spot a little closer and watched as it went off and some boats got wet from the spray.  |
| Flower Clock |
Then we headed into the old town which is to the right and across the first main street, Quai du Général-Guisan, as you exit the bridge. You will see high-end shops on the periphery, but walking a few blocks in, there are cafes and older buildings to see. The properties started going up a large hill and we aborted and turned back to find a bite to eat, but nothing caught our eye.
We missed the famous Flower Clock somehow, so we went back to the lake's banks to find it. Finally, we found it not far from where we viewed the Jet d'Eau.
Back at our hotel we asked where to eat and they made us a reservation at a Swiss place down the street, L'Auberge de Saviese, which turned out to be top 20 in Geneva which is pretty good with all the French cuisine in the area. It wasn't that expensive and we enjoyed it. I had perch caught from Lake Geneva. We walked around a little in the neighborhood near our hotel and up toward the train station, looking for ice cream, but not finding it, settled for a nightcap at the hotel.
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