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Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Versoix October 9th 2019

Some of you have wondered WHY this three month trip....well, in part, it is because Bill and I are not getting any younger!! That’s a fact. In particular, I was/am hoping to recapture some of the excitement and clarity-of-thought that we both remember from our year-long 1994 excursion. Until climbing the mountain, I wasn’t sure if we could accomplish that. However, while walking in weather-turning-to-snow, and being afraid because we might have taken the wrong path, I concentrated on putting one foot in front of another, in front of another, in front of another, and focused on NOT falling down the mountainside. I thought about not panicking, and not getting mad because I didn’t know what was coming up... I won’t kid you. There have been some moments in the last month when I have been ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Versoix October 4th 2019

Well, this was an interesting SERVAS stay...when I emailed, I mentioned our two preferred nights, and they replied, well, come for one night, and we will see about the next...turns out that this young couple (with a three-year-old) had just joined SERVAS...apparently, the interviewer blabbed on and on about how great it was to get someone young and never really mentioned how it works. As in...the expected stay is for two nights. The host, not the traveller, can suggest additional nights. So we got out the SERVAS list from France and showed them that French very often indicate that one night is NOT OKAY. We explained that the first night is not really for visiting. One New Zealand host summed it up nicely as she turned us down, stating, “I am only here for one of ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Versoix July 9th 2017

We met to day with a wonderful lady, Claire Lise. She is a friend of our Canadian friends, Hans and Debbie Frick. They suggested we get in touch with Claire Lise and spend some time together. Coincidentally her home was only about 5 - 6 Km's away from our place. As the heat wave was still continuing we decided not to travel too far. We met and wandered through our local Ferney-Voltaire Saturday market which was fantastic. Beautiful breads, vegetables, cheeses, meat, eggs, clothing, chickens with their heads still attached?. Terrific stuff, but with only a day or so to go, we didn't purchase much but just took in the wonderful sights and aromas of the market. ******** PLEASE NOTE YOU CAN VIEW THE PREVIOUS BLOG DAYS BY SELECTING PREVIOUS LINK , JUST BELOW THE THE ... read more
The Famous Monsieur Voltaire
Fountain in Ferney Voltaire
Le Pain. Beautiful Bread




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