Even though the weather was not very good, rainy and cold with little sun, our son Joshua and his girlfriend Kim enjoyed their visit to Europe. Uli showed them Geneva, the old town and Carouge while I took them to Nyon for a trip to the castle and three small museums as well as to a visit to one of the delicious bakeries in this area. The right thing to do on a rainy day! Here is a photo under Roman ruins in Nyon:
After the weekend they traveled to Germany to visit relatives: both sides of Sylvia’s families. In spite of the weather being bad they had a good time and came back with lots of things to tell us.
The second weekend the weather here was better. So we planned a trip to Chillon castle by train and back by boat to Lausanne. It was a full day and everyone enjoyed the trip. The castle is always a delight and I got to see it from the boat this time. It also was interesting to see the steep vineyards from the boat. The sun did show itself a few times but on the boat we had to stay inside.
In Lausanne we saw a photo exhibit and the cathedral as well as old town. A nice dinner rounded off the day.
On Sunday we went to the Gorges du pont de Diable. It was a nice drive through France on the other side of the lake. The Gorge itself was impressive and one went through it with a guide. I am including a photo since this gives the best impression of this awesome place.
Uli and I had coffee while Josh and Kim photographed some mosses (one of Kim’s study interests).
In the evening we were in Yvoire, a medieval town unfortunately too much spruced-up for tourists, but we still enjoyed it and had a classic cheese fondue with debates about life until late in the evening.
On their last day, I took the train with them to Lyon and we enjoyed a nice view, walked through old town, enjoyed St. Nazaire church and had Lyonnaise food for lunch and some nice cakes for coffee time.
We were sad to see them off but glad we had this good time together.
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