To Adelboden, through Geneva

It was time to do laundry, pack up and leave for Switzerland! We planned a stop at Geneva for a walking tour of the city, thanks to Rick Steves' and Frommers' book on Switzerland. Geneva appears to be a busy city, with multiple trams, trains, buses on the roadways. We spotted the first Starbucks in a week, and parked close by. Many of the famous Swiss watch companies had huge offices around the water front.











The Rick Steve guided walk started at the landmark Jet d'Eau, a fountain that sends water to a height of almost 453ft. We then passed by a park honoring Rousseau, and wound our way through old town Geneva, The Grand theatre, Opera House, and the Reformation Monument, representing Clavin, Knox, Beze, and Farel, the four Genevese reformers. The walk gave us a good sense of history, and a first glimpse at a big city in Switzerland. In the park there were many people playing chess and checkers moving the huge pieces with their feet!

We drove through Lausanne, Bern, Frutigen to our vacation rental home in Adelboden, a world famous ski run during the winter time. Our chalet turned out to be a 2 bedroom apartment on a steep hill, accessible only by a flight of 109 stairs! The apartment itself was very well furnished, but the climb everyday was a good workout. Priya was thrilled to have a bunkbed to share with Arun and the IKEA furniture in the chalet was tastefully selected. We settled down for a comfortable night in Switzerland, after a dinner of warmed up frozen pizza and fresh Oberlander milk (2.5%)