Geneva, Switzerland

We arrived safely in Switzerland - spent two days in Geneva at Camping du Bois. We would have liked to spend more time, but the campground didn't work well for our situation. It was really too bad - the campground facilities were nice and we were able to park across the road from a fantastic playground. However, it was a 25-minute walk to the bus (further to the closest grocery store) and another 20-minutes or so to Geneva by bus. In addition, the campground's Internect connection wasn't working correctly. We could see 4 antennas, but weren't able to connect. The manager of the site was not willing to discuss it further than to indicate he knew it was a problem, and they were in "test" mode.

Prices are expensive - lunch at a Thai resturant ran us 18 CHF per plate. With beverages and rice, the meal was over 70CHF for the family. Yikes! The city has some really pretty buildings - and great history. We were intent on fixing Dan's bike. We finally found the bike shop, only to discover they were closed for the day.

At 45 CHF (Swiss Franc) a night for camping with no Internet access, it was time to move on.

Pictures:

1) Playground at the campside - look at that slide!

2) Dan initiating the girls to the slide

3) Typical picture of Geneva