July, 2012 – Graham Miln

Geneva At Long Last

It had been too long since I last visited Geneva. Megan and I visited our friends in Geneva for the first time in many years this weekend.

Being able to travel to another country in just two hours by train is fantastic. Thanks to Switzerland being part of the Schengen Agreement and a relaxed border, we were not asked to show our passports or documentation.

First hint of the mountains to come
First hint of the mountains to come

Spacious SNCF TER train carriage
Spacious SNCF TER train carriage

Geneva, Switzerland
Geneva, Switzerland

Jet d’Eau on Lake Geneva
Jet d’Eau on Lake Geneva

New tram stops in Geneva
New tram stops in Geneva

Public entrance to the United Nations in Geneva
Public entrance to the United Nations in Geneva

Architectures of different eras together

Nuclear bunker under a Swiss apartment building
Nuclear bunker under a Swiss apartment building

Shore of Lake Geneva
Shore of Lake Geneva

This short trip was our first visit outside of Lyon since moving. Returning on the train back to our own apartment felt good; we really had moved to this new country.