We drove into Genève in the afternoon and we were in a massive traffic jam. We vowed that we would park our Kia in the garage and not take it our again during our two-month stay. Genève was easy to navigate (for Dimitri) by public transport. It was also a very easy city to find and obtain what we wanted (for a hefty Swiss price). We can confirm that Genève is not an inexpensive place!
We stayed at Swiss Luxury Apartments in the Paquis area and it was in the midst of many, many ethnic restaurants. We were overjoyed. After a summer and fall eating either Italian or French, we were happy to have Asian and African.
Genève had an ethnic mix that was refreshing with lots of languages being spoken around us. It was truly international, with only 40% of the population being Swiss!
During our first week there, we took a bus tour of what is called the International Zone, with all of the organizations. We took a walking tour of what is called the old town and learned much about the history, politics, religion and culture of Genève and of Switzerland. During our first week, each night for dinner we had food of a different ethnicity: Lebanese, Persian, Genevois, Chinese (Szechuan), Indian, Ethiopian, and Vietnamese. We were also invited to the home of a friend of Judy Inglis. That was a major treat! We had a wonderful meal and we learned much about the government of Switzerland and Charles' local canton (where he is on the governing council).
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