With not much planned for today other than a little product specific shopping, we got off to a slow start. Waking to our first day of intermittent rain didn't really evoke any enthusiasm for sight seeing either so it was quite latish (ie around 8.45) when we ventured down for breakfast. Breakfast was included in our pre-paid room rate and we had been told to pick up a voucher each for use in the attached restaurant. That was last night's staff - this morning's staff at reception looked at us blankly, told us the restaurant was still closed until next week and suggested we walk to the Migros supermarket down the road to get what we needed. There didn't seem to be much in the way of other options and after unsuccessfully trying to find a cafe that was serving breakfast, we went to the supermarket and came back to the apartment and boiled some eggs. Very exciting.
Late in the morning the weather cleared so we ventured out onto the trams that stop outside the door and headed off to the shops near the station where we did at least find what we were looking for. Then we got another tram to an area where, we had been assured, we would find lots of restaurants but they were obviously in hiding so we went back to the station and managed to track down the one inviting looking place we had passed while on the tram.
We have decided the Genevois don't have quite the same approach to life as the Parisians.
At least when we went to reception to order a taxi for tomorrow they apologised for the lack of breakfast and promised a refund would be forthcoming!
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| Someone, who shall remain nameless, commented that he hadn't realised Geneva had also been under communist control. I gather he finds the buildings around us lacking in charm. |
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Somewhere in the far distance Mont Blanc was momentarily visible.
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Now we are gearing up for an early start tomorrow in order to catch the transfer from the airport to Meribel.
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