Blogs from Geneva, South-West, Switzerland, Europe - page 24

Hello everyone, So two weekends after we got back from Ireland, Tero, Luuk and Ezri - two Dutch friends of mine, and I decided to go to Geneva for a weekend. Other students had raved about how great the city was, so we all decided to take a trip there. Unfortunately we missed the world car show that was going on by one week, but we still had a nice couple of days in Geneva. Oh, before I start, for anyone who wants to go to Geneva, make sure you save all of the pennies from your piggy bank, because it is crazy expensive. This puts things in perspective; imagine trying to find the cheapest meal possible, so you pull into the local Burger King - not my idea of food, but sometimes you've got ... read more

On the way to Gsteid to ski and came across the balloon festival. Perfect sunny day for pictures. Had champers and a superb steak sandwich for lunch. Went to Gstaad. Bought a fridge magnet for CHF 18!! That being the only thing I can afford in 'blink' 'blink' Gstaad. Stayed overnight at the cheaper neighbour - Gsteid (even the name sound poorer), and ski the following day at Glasier 3000 with TP, IC and MC. No post for that - left the stupid camera in the car, but the view at the top was magnificent. However, the pistes were ordinary and the facilities were not very ski friendly. Had the longest red (approx. 7kms) but nothing memorable otherwise. Glasier skiing? Done that , probably not for sometime.... ... read more

What a whirlwind of a trip to Geneva. This is one of the reasons I decided to stay in Spain - to take advantage of being able to be in another European country in two hours. Firstly, I have to admit I woke up on Saturday morning not really wanting to take a flight anywhere, after a long week. But I made myself go, and was half-dozing off in the plane until for some reason I felt like opening the window shutter and boy was I reminded of why I love travelling. We were just flying past the Swiss Alps and the view was awesome. I don't know if these pictures even capture half of the feeling but it's so good to see stuff that you've read about and seen in magazines, on tv, etc. I ... read more

Genf több meglepő dolgot is felvonultat, az a legérdekesebb, hogy a folyó nem befolyik a tóba, hanem kifolyik a tóból. Azonkívül a távolban ottvannak azok a magas dolgok, amik általában más helyeken olyan felhők, amik nagy hegyeknek néznek ki, itt viszont tényleg hegyek, olyanok, hogy az embernek "hogy lehetnek ilyen magasak, ha olyan messze vannak??" érzése van tőlük. A tó neve tulajdonképpen Léman, de az egyszerűség kedvéért genfi tónak is nevezik. A folyó neve Rhone, csak az o-nak van egy kalapja, amit most nem tudok hirtelen rittyenteni. Egyébként a Rhone egy bő 400 km-rel később a Camargue nevű deltatorkolattal érkezik a Földközi tengerbe, ahol nagy mocsaras réteket csinál rózsaszín flamingókkal, fehér lovakkal és fekete bikákkal (van egy erről szóló album itt). A víz mindenhol kristálytiszta, mondjuk mi... read more

Geo: 46.3055, 6.18535Had a great sleep last night, despite waking up at 6:00 AM. I did wake up for a short while during the middle of the nigh,t but I still managed to get a decent number of hours of sleep. I lay in bed trying to sleep longer, but gave up at 8:15, or so. The hostel had a really great breakfast. Cheese, cold cuts, yogurt, cereal, and great bread. I ate with David and Melissa, a girl from Singapore that works in the TV industry. It sounds like she's traveled to some great places in Asia. It's a small world - after David left the hostel I got to talking with Stephen, the other bunkmate from Southeast Asia. He's also presenting at the computer science conference that David is presenting at. I told him ... read more