As we drove into Geneva from Interlaken, we found it interesting to see the road signs change from German to French. While we knew that Geneva mainly speaks French, it was quite interesting to see the language on road signs switch while you were still within the same country!

We kicked off our time in Geneva with a fondue dinner. Fondue is a popular dish around Geneva, and it was great! What could possibly be bad about warm cheese and bread?! They also gave you small potatoes to dip in. Wow! We also had a dish that was essentially melted cheese with a few potatoes. 🙂

For dessert, we were surprised to see that the in season fruit was strawberry. Geneva’s growing season is apparently a lot later than back home where you can pick strawberries in June!

The next morning we started off our day with coffee with a friend who is working in Geneva now. It was great to catch up! We then headed off to visit St. Pierre’s Cathedral, a church which has a beautiful view overlooking the Geneva waterfront.

PS: Mike D – No graffiti this time 🙂

After lunch at a French bistro in Place du Bourg-de-Four (historic old town portion of the city), we enjoyed some Swiss chocolates from Martel. They even had a marzipan made of pistachios versus almond. It was delicious!

Is this an ancestor of the Ridgeville Corner Rohrs!?

We spent our afternoon enjoying Lake Geneva, a lake that’s over 80 km. We were able to rent a small boat that allowed us to get out of the city and enjoy the sunshine. We had great views looking back at the city and its distinctive water fountain – Jet d’Eau. There were also vineyard areas and beautiful houses as we went further out of the city. While we weren’t able to get out on a sailboat (we’ve been taking sailing lessons :)), it was just great to be out on the water!

We finished off the day with a stop at the Patek Philippe Museum. The museum had a historic watch collection that included watches from other producers dating back to the first pocket watches. They literally had hundreds of watches, and we were amazed at how ornate and detailed many were. Given the high level of security in this building, I think that those hundreds of watches must be worth a fortune!