And so ends the last weekend trip of Europe madness 2010 - we just got back from Geneva, Switzerland, where Hansky, Jacque, Lauren, and I trounced around, saw the sights, ate lots of Speculoos, crossed into international territory, learned about alternative universes, and went through way too many hypothetical questions brought to you by Lauren on the long train ride.
So the story begins on Friday with a lengthy train ride on a slow train from Tours to Lyon, through the countryside of France - towns I figured I would never see and that are so far off the beaten path they haven't heard of a tourist. But a lovely ride nonetheless, though we kept getting kicked out of our seats to pesky people with reservations haha.
From there it was a 2-hour ride through the beautiful Jura range from Lyon to Geneva, where we arrived around 10pm, crossing into Switzerland. On the train ride, we ran into a group of 4 girls we had no idea were from the same Tours program we were in until one of them recognized Jacque. Wow - small world - they were on the same ride back on Sunday too!
So anyway - we got into Geneva and found out that our hotel was of course in the red light district - full of sketchy prostitutes. Hmmm...we never felt unsafe, it was just a bit strange - the other, grittier side of Europe, if you will.
But our hotel was very nice - and a good deal, as we squeezed four people onto four twin beds pushed together - after Pamplona, this cuddle sesh was not so strange haha.
So that night we explored a bit - went down to the lake, saw the Jet d'Eau (a giant fountain) from afar, and danced for a bit to some American music at the carnival/festival in one of the gardens on the south bank. A nice time, but I guess we were tired and wanted to conserve energy for tomorrow - so we headed back, still franc-less (the Swiss currency), and hit the sack in our luxury hotel.
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