So the last couple of days have been quite an interesting couple days of trying to find housing, setting up cell phones, and using the trams/buses around Geneva. So... today after moving into a hostel where they told us to really watch our stuff, it made the housing search even more urgent. Having only a room booked until Thursday morning, I would really like to find a place to settle. But as they said, housing is horrible in Geneva. I don't think the "supply and demand" theory works for the Geneva housing market, but hopefully I will find the jackpot soon!
Nyon
So, there was a much needed day off. We traveled to a town about 15 minutes on train away from Geneva called Nyon. It was gorgeous (as all Switzerland is, at least the part that I have seen), and we traveled down into the town. Our original plan was to rent bikes, but alas, the bike rental shop was nowhere to be found, so instead we found paddle boats! Lac Leman (Lake Geneva) is gorgeous with mountains all around it, so we paddled out until we got in the wake of a large ferry.... zut alors! Well we barely made it...
On the paddle boat!
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| View from the Paddle Boat! |
We then had a nice verre du vin (glass of wine) looking over a gorgeous castle and the water. I could think of worse things! We also had quite delightful waiters who were quite entertaining... if only I could understand what they were saying!
Nyon- a wonderful quaint day trip. Couldn't have asked for anymore! Well, except for a room in Geneva, please.
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