• CH & IT Roadtrip
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    Geneva: Day 1 … Old Town Meanderings

    July 12 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

    After lunch with Didier, we walked along the lakefront together. Our steps eventually took us back to the hotel to rest for a couple of hours during the hottest part of the day. Around 5:30p, we resumed exploring Geneva. Our destination this time was Vieille Ville … the historic Old Town.

    Once again, we crossed Lake Geneva via Pont du Mont-Blanc. Before entering Old Town, however, we stopped to ride the ferris wheel near Jardin Anglais first … fun … all the more so since neither one of us had ridden one since we were children. Great views, too.

    Old Town Geneva is the largest of its kind in all of Switzerland. It consists of a maze of narrow cobblestone streets and alleys; charming squares and fountains decorated with flowers; secret passages; parks, terraces and promenades; and several museums and landmarks … though none of these were on our agenda today since they were all closed by the time we arrived for our early-evening stroll. No matter … we enjoyed the ambiance anyway … perhaps all the more so because at one point all the church bells joined the ringing bells of the cathedral.

    It was just past 8:00p — and still light outside — when we retraced our steps back to the hotel via the Pont du Mont-Blanc. Our reward along the way … a rainbow in the plume of water coming out of Le Jet d’Eau!    Read more