It's hard to find adequate descriptive words to explain how magnificent the view of the lake, the vineyards & city is - as a speeding train transports you from a long tunnel into the brilliant light of Lake Geneva. It was breath-taking!
That being said - our initial introduction to Geneva was not quite so spectacular. It was a Sunday and this international city was shut tight. No tourist information available and Philip's 6th grade french failed him dramatically. Thought I heard Jim mumble something about taking French but I might have misunderstood as he was silent. Laurrie and I knew we didn't speak French and assumed sooner or later we'd Do Something. A very helpful tram driver and hotel clerk helped us & eventually (just as it occurred to me my mobile phone has a GPS & I was about to give directions to Cathedrale St-Pierre) Jim and Philip found it.
The day was lovely, sunny & warm. Compared to Zurich, Geneva seems to have much bigger buildings and I found it harder to distinguish landmarks. My main impression of Geneva is immense wealth, there were enormous, opulent buildings all the way to the water's edge and then one elegant villa after another for miles & miles.
It was lovely to walk the old streets & imagine life 100-200 years ago. There were small open squares with fountains & places to sit. We stopped for coffee's and then walked down to the lakeside where we took a boat tour.
I think I'll come back to Geneva and spend a few days.
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