GENEVA

i spent most of last weekend in geneva, switzerland, and let me tell you, there's a reason why the swiss are so happy. geneva was incredibly beautiful with a landscape of mountains from every view point and a crystal clear lake in the middle. really, you can see all the way to the bottom. the city was relaxed and pleasant and everything ran on swiss time which means that busses were on time to the second. how??

we spent most of our time hiking around geneva and nyon, which was a perfect escape from the busy city life. there were cows grazing the mountain on every corner we turned, and you could here the bells around their necks from a mile away. the cows are happy here, maybe that's why the chocolate is so good?

speaking of chocolate, i had the best chocolate of my life in switzerland. i planned to ration my truffles, but i nearly devoured my whole bag by the time i landed back in rome. i would gladly go back and turn over all of the contents of my wallet to the swiss chocolatiers. 

switzerland is super expensive as expected, but they do have a lot to offer visitors for free. the city gives out free bus passes to incoming visitors, free bike rentals in the city, and has a very large botanical gardens that is free entry for anyone. maybe the perks make up for 15 CHF cheeseburgers?

one of the best part of the trips were our hosts, who graciously let us stay with them and helped us get around the city. they were much to kind to us, and it made us feel at home for the weekend.

geneva was a wonderful city, and i would be in a hurry to get back to switzerland if their economy wasn't so damn strong.

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favorite things in geneva

frederic ducret  // omg you need this chocolate in your life. i polished of a large slice of chocolate cake and 12 truffles in record time.

le chat noir // supposedly the best jazz club in rome, but they wouldn't let us downstairs to hear the music because we weren't running on swiss time. they had fun, fruity drinks for 15 CHF a piece.

mount saleve // this is actually in france, but we took a bus from geneva to the border where we took cable cars to the top. there are tons of hiking trails, paragliders, and you can see the swiss alps and mont blanc on a good day!

geneva botanical gardens // right in the middle of the city and so cool! plus, it's free.