Lovely scenic drive to south banks of Lake Geneva 230605 Thononlesbains (16)

Lovely scenic drive to south banks of Lake Geneva

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June 5th 2023
Up and away just after 9am and heading due South. Bob had carefully plotted a Tomtom route which very definitely avoided Geneva. Last time we went that direction, heading for France, we accidentally drove through Geneva at 5pm on a Friday and it was Scary. That route also involved some very windy mountainous stretches which we wanted to avoid if we could. We also have the complication of no Swi ... read more

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