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November 16th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
The TGV train ride from Gare De Lyon of Paris to Geneva is a beautiful one...It goes thru fields, forests, lakes, and mountains...It was a smooth and pleasurable ride... I arrived in Geneva at 2:30 p ... [full story]
The TGV train ride from Gare De Lyon of Paris to Geneva is a beautiful one...It goes thru fields, forests, lakes, and mountains...It was a smooth and pleasurable ride... I arrived in Geneva at 2:30 p ... [full story]
October 21st 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
Day One Geneva to Milan But now we're in Italy....and I can't yet speak Italian...frustration again! We started this trip with a late taxi, but that has been the only problem...and we still got ... 13 photos [full story]
Day One Geneva to Milan But now we're in Italy....and I can't yet speak Italian...frustration again! We started this trip with a late taxi, but that has been the only problem...and we still got ... 13 photos [full story]
September 28th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
Weekend in Geneva was fantastic. The beautiful autumn weather has arrived. Below is an op/ed I wrote for the hometown newspaper. ----- The elderly French woman looked at me, before saying a ... 3 photos [full story]
Weekend in Geneva was fantastic. The beautiful autumn weather has arrived. Below is an op/ed I wrote for the hometown newspaper. ----- The elderly French woman looked at me, before saying a ... 3 photos [full story]
August 8th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
Such a nice to eat home made sushi at home . Yes we can do it . ... [full story]
Such a nice to eat home made sushi at home . Yes we can do it . ... [full story]
July 3rd 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
We went on a tour of Geneva and the old city center. We walked a little around Lake Geneva with the famous Jet d'eau (Water fountain) that goes up 140 meters in the air. Very nice mist on a hot day. T ... 28 photos [full story]
We went on a tour of Geneva and the old city center. We walked a little around Lake Geneva with the famous Jet d'eau (Water fountain) that goes up 140 meters in the air. Very nice mist on a hot day. T ... 28 photos [full story]
July 7th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
Well decided to skip ut a day early from Interlaken because it was raining and was not going to clear up. Spluged last night and got a hotel in Lausanne. Not a bad little city with some hills and I ... [full story]
Well decided to skip ut a day early from Interlaken because it was raining and was not going to clear up. Spluged last night and got a hotel in Lausanne. Not a bad little city with some hills and I ... [full story]
June 30th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
So, after all the planning, stressing, list making and packing i'm here :) I arrived at about 4pm yesterday - flight was delayed by an hour and a half but somehow we made up that half an hour some ... [full story]
So, after all the planning, stressing, list making and packing i'm here :) I arrived at about 4pm yesterday - flight was delayed by an hour and a half but somehow we made up that half an hour some ... [full story]
June 27th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
After a week of early mornings at the UN, you would think I would sleep in today! No such luck. Woke up at 5:30 for a reason unbeknown to me and was out of bed by 8. Maybe its all the built-up exci ... [full story]
After a week of early mornings at the UN, you would think I would sleep in today! No such luck. Woke up at 5:30 for a reason unbeknown to me and was out of bed by 8. Maybe its all the built-up exci ... [full story]
June 21st 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
This weekend has been wonderful! Yesterday afternoon, a group of us met in Geneva, then took a bus to Mount Saleve, which was our first expedition to France... just across the border! We took a gond ... [full story]
This weekend has been wonderful! Yesterday afternoon, a group of us met in Geneva, then took a bus to Mount Saleve, which was our first expedition to France... just across the border! We took a gond ... [full story]
June 20th 2009 Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva
Pour notre premier jour en Suisse nous sommes... retournées en France! En fait, nous sommes allé faire une croisière sur le lac Léman et une bonne partie de la rive sud est francaise. Après 10 min ... [full story]
Pour notre premier jour en Suisse nous sommes... retournées en France! En fait, nous sommes allé faire une croisière sur le lac Léman et une bonne partie de la rive sud est francaise. Après 10 min ... [full story]
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