Our European Vacation Part 3 - Off to the City

From Gstaad we traveled by train to Geneva where we spent two days catching up with Oto, a foreign exchange student who lived with the Granings when Rolf was in high school. Oto now lives in Paris and flew in to meet us. The Granings had not seen Oto in over 10 years.

Although the train ride was very beautiful and peaceful we had a little bit of excitement when we missed our connection in Montreaux. It was quite an adventure hauling four pieces of large luggage and a baby on and off the trains but with a little patience and a good sense of humor we made it.

The beautiful lakeside city of Geneva.
(view from St. Peter's Cathedral)

Heading off to tour the city. Our hotel was in a great location so we were able to walk everywhere.

Our wonderful tour guide. Rolf was able to take us to some pretty cool, off the beaten path places.

Geneva's famous flower clock.

Climbing the stairs to the bell tower in St. Peter's Cathedral.

St. Peter's Cathedral, church of John Calvin and the Protestant Reformation.

(pretty interesting stuff for a good Presbyterian girl.)

It had been 10 years but these boys picked up right where they left off.

Weaving our way through the city.

The street side cafes are one of my favorite parts of Europe.

Great coffee, chocolate croissants, and live music...what more can you ask for!

Mary Anne and George dancing to the music drifting up from the cafe below.

Stopping for lunch and a short rest in the city gardens.

My sweet boy

A world traveler and he won't even remember it!

(Another favorite from the trip.)

Courtyard where we ate dinner.

The blocks with the lights said hello and goodbye in all different languages.

(Great artsy pic by my hubby!)