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** GENEVA, SWITZERLAND **
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Geneva was very walkable with good transport. Tourists get to use public transport for free. Your hotel should send you a link to register for the free pass. The free transport includes the boat service, called Mouettes. These are yellow boats that take you to different parts of the lake.
The lake water is clear blue and for being in a city, I was surprised that it had no litter in it. They really do care about their environment and keeping the city clean.
For anyone interested in science, queue up early for a tour of CERN. You get to see one of the colliders and the control room. Definitely worth it! I also took a day trip by bus to Chamonix which is a small ski village in France.
I found the city to be diverse. I stayed near Cornavin station at Hotel Bernina. The hotel room was small but clean, modern, and the staff were very helpful. Geneva is expensive. There was a burger place next to my hotel and I paid almost 20CHF for a burger, fries and drink.
Tip: There is a public beach on the pier near Paquis Mouette stop that costs 2 Euro, cash only. I didn’t have cash so I took the M3 Mouette to Genève-Plage where there is another beach that is free to the public.
I have been to Geneva several times because I had a friend who lived there. It is very expensive so be prepared. The Black people weren’t very friendly. We gave the smile, nod but it typically wasn’t reciprocated. We were told it is usually because of their country of origin where maybe that wasn’t customary. If you are already traveling to Europe, depending on where you are going, you may want to add Geneva as a side trip. On one of our trips to Paris, we took a train to Geneva for the weekend. During one of our trips to Geneva, we drove to Yvoire, France. The mountains in Switzerland are beautiful. Our day trip to Gruyere was exciting. And Switzerland really does have the best chocolate and cheese. Although I didn’t rate it very high in the star system, I always enjoyed my stay and would recommend a trip there if you are nearby.