4:00a.m. came WAY too early. I must have slept-walked my way down the stairs, out the door and to the bus stop. As expected, things were off to a rough start almost instantly... we had to navigate our way around town relying on the night buses-- which seem to have unpredictable stops and schedules. We spent a good amount of time chasing buses, missing buses, asking for directions and of course laughing at ourselves since it was so typical us. Keep in mind- its raining, still 4:something a.m. not to mention we're wearing our giant backpacks which make running very difficult and ridiculously funny looking. As always, we caught our ride in the nick of time and made our way to the airport.
On this trip we were lucky enough to have a lovely couple host us for the weekend. Through a string of people there was a connection to Michael and Trudy-- who live in Geneva and were happy to take us in. They have a very beautiful and spacious apartment with an awesome location in the 'Old Town' and plenty of room for the four of us to sprawl out for the weekend. It was SO nice having someone to show us around, treat us to home cooked meals, teach us all about different types of wine, understand our American ways and lack of French speaking... we were very well taken care of.
Geneva was so beautiful. Fall colors covered the trees in every direction and we finally spotted some mountains--with snow on them! They have endless public parks along side the lake where we stopped to play on the swings and enjoy the pretty scenery (London seems to be lacking grass & big trees).
We spent an afternoon in a cute little ski village- Chamonix which is in France but was only an hour or two away. The mountain air and the view surrounding us was amazing! I've definitely got an itch for ski season now! During lunch Michael suggested we try 'foie gras' which is a very fancy name for 'duck liver'. To my surprise, we all tried it... I thought it tasted something like cream cheese, the texture more than anything. After lunch we took a lovely stroll alongside the river and made our way back into town. That evening we went out for fondue to celebrate Gwen's birthday! Switzerland sure does love cheese. We made sure to take advantage of the many chocolatiers as well, YUM.
We said our goodbyes, kissed cheeks and made our way back to London. It was a wonderful weekend surrounded by nature and nurturing. If I ever have the chance to visit Switzerland again, I plan on taking full advantage of the snowy mountains!
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