Driving to Geneva

On our way to Geneva we stopped off in Evian les Bains (on the France side of the lake) which is the spa town famous for Evian water....I was really hoping to see a great big Evian Bottle and get a picture - but I guess not all places have tacky tourist attractions. We stopped at a park along the waterfront to let the kids play - and to sit and relax. Down by the waterfront their was this neat driftwood creation - a lobster.

And now on to Geneva....

Along the waterfront in Geneva is this fountain called the Jet d'Eau which spouts water 400 meters into the air. Shane thought he'd try and get a drink!

The waterfront is also lined with tons of bank buildings...and we stopped to window shop at a few watch shops as well. Navigating our stroller in the old town was a bit tricky at times....Silas enjoyed the bumpy ride down the stairs!

Another note on Geneva....we collect Starbucks City Mugs from different cities that we have visited in Germany and throughout Europe. We had forgot to look online before we left to see if Geneva even had a Starbucks. So we called up another friend (thanks Shannon) and asked her if she could check for us. She informed us there were 5 locations in Geneva. We wrote down the addresses as best we could (since this is the French speaking part of Switzerland all the addresses are in French - so a bit tricky if you ask me). Anyway, as we headed into Geneva we had some destination plugged into our nav and as we were going around a round-a-bout we saw a Starbucks. There were no parking options available - so Jer had me jump out of the car, run into Starbucks and pick up a mug while he drove around, and around, and around the round-a-bout. I had to wait in line and so it took a bit longer then he expected. So he kept going around and around and around. Finally I came out and hopped back into the van. He was like - "what took so long??? Did you stop for coffee and a bathroom break too??" (like we usually do). Nope - not this time, just standing in line - but what we won't do for a City Mug. I think him and the kids were a bit dizzy....ha!