Last time, you may recall that we were in the Lake District, doing a spot of training for a big walk. That walk happened at the beginning of July, and it all started with an Easy Jet flight to Geneva. Our flight was an early one, so we arrived in Geneva several hours before we were due to meet our tour leader and fellow walkers, for a transfer to the start of our big walk.
It was a beautiful sunny day, and we had no intentions of hanging round the airport for hours on end, so in true Bears Unlimited fashion, we went exploring, especially as the Friendly Planet Guide we are writing, was in need of a chapter on Geneva.
Catching the train to the city was straightforward as all trains stopped at the central station, so you could get on any one you liked. It was a lovely train with lots of space, as many continental ones are, so it was a shame our journey only lasted about 6 minutes.
Our first stop was at the Tourist Information office where we picked up a guide and map and made friends with our first Swiss cow, who wasn't exactly the beautiful brown cow we were expecting. He was a fount of local information though and, please don't worry, it wasn't as painful for Gio as it looks, as the cow's horn was up his t-shirt, not part of his anatomy!
In no time at all we had reached the Lake, which was what we most wanted to see, as shops and museums don't really do it for us. As it was a boiling hot day, it was lovely to stroll beside the water, and the famous jet spout was high on our list of things to see.
After this picture was taken we did get really close, and all that power was completely awesome. The spray was lovely and cooling on our fur, although didn't take away the need for a cooling pistachio ice cream, a little later.
Seeing all the people enjoying the water, and also the public beach that we discovered, was great and helped put us into holiday mode. The gardens edging the lake were also lovely and we were all impressed with this floral clock ...
We did have a quick foray into the old town and a look at the cathedral, but it was a quick one, as it was time to head back to the airport, meet up with our tour group and start our holiday properly.
We'll reveal all next time, and hopefully it won't be quite as long to wait for our next post.
Lots of love, George, Yorkie and Gio xxx
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