I can’t say that we have “done” Geneva, but we damn well made sure we saw as much as our legs could take! By the end of the day, our feet were so painfully sore I had to hobble around our Airbnb to cook dinner.
We were in luck however, with our whistle stop trip corresponding to that of the highlight of the Geneve calendar, L’Escalade festival. It is a weekend where the citizens of Geneva celebrate the failed attack by the Duke of Savoy in 1602 by wearing historical costumes of the time, musket and cannon firing, Pike displays and much more! Many children were dressed in costumes reminiscent of Halloween, and ran around the city having a great old time!
During our walk around, and enjoyment of the Festival, we took in the sites of the Jet d’eau Fountain, St Peters Cathedral and we became deeply acquainted to Genève’s Old Town with many hours spent wandering through the beautiful streets. We even managed to catch The Reformation Wall on our wander through Bastions Park on our way home. We had a great Airbnb, which while expensive on my tight budget (just over $100AUD a night), was brilliantly located to the Train station, and was walking distance to the Old Town.
And the best steps to watch the soldiers
The Jet d’eau Fountain – doing its thing
Another shot of the Jet d’eau Fountain
Heading up into the old Town
C’est magnifique
Winter Blossom?
The Deputy Hangman making small talk
Our smashed cauldron – the chocolate of course was amazing
Christmas is coming to this Hotel
Playing Quidich in the park
Pikemen and Musket men looking menacingly at each other
Liked how this hotel looked
A christmas looking shop
The Genève Christmas tree
Pikeman looking orderly
The pedestrian bridge over the Rhône
The shop window full of Cauldrons
River Rhône
And they march on by
Part of the Cathedral
And lets get into this
The river Rhône
Sweet counterweight mechanism on this double spit
Entry into the Cathedral
A droopy Vin Chaud kiosk
White blobs during the day time …
Getting busy in the Old Town
In the old Town
One of the watch towers
Sweet looking detail on the pike
The bridge over the Rhône
Much merriment
Genève and Chocolate go hand in hand
And again…
The veggie soup is getting made
The streets of Old Town
Wall of Pikes
Getting the Cauldron (Marmite) ready
Old Town water fountain
A christmas looking shop
The spire from the Cathedral peeking out
Fancy dress seemed the order of the day
Geneva looking Christmasy
Nice looking building
The Captain that helped save Genève
The white blobs light up at night
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