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Corner view - Jul 2010
A courtyard in city centre
3. Steering the M2 across the harbor
2. Historic clock at the Place du Bourg-de-Four
Hi,
I arrive at Geneva on 17th June around noon and have to leave on 18th morning. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions on what I can do in this time.
Regards,
Jeevan.
It all depends on what you're into. There is a tourist "train" that starts close to the tourist office in the city centre which will bring you round the main sites which is a good idea if you're short on time. Obviously you should see the lake and take a walk along park of it - you can see the jet d'eau from the lakeside in the city so it's up to you whether you need to see it up close or not! The floral clock isn't too exciting so I'd give that a miss unless it's on your route. I enjoyed walking round the old town and also found the watch museum really interesting (probably more relevant if the weather isn't good!). It should be bright until at least 9 at night so I'd leave seeing the lake etc until the evening and visit museums etc during the day. Have a great trip :)
Jeevan, welcome to my home town.
Geneva on 17th June: June is a busy month in Geneva, local festivities in town and the surrounding villages every weekends, but I don't know all activities at this stage. The Geneva Tpurism website is agood source of information.
If the weather is good: Why not a boat trip tp Ivoire (France)? Or the cable car from Veyrier/Etrembier (bus 8 from the main station to Veyrier) and then the cable car top the Salève (France) overlooking the western end of Lake Geneva, the city, the Jura mountains with view to the Alps? This excursion can easily be done in a half-day, with ample time for walking, refreshment stops etc.
If you want it to be a rest: go to the Bains de Paquis for a swim in the lake. This beach is in the center of Geneva, opposite Kempinski Hotel.
Great views, to the Mont Blanc (80 km from Geneva) on a clear day.
In the evening: You can stay in the old village of Veyrier for dinner (on the foot of the Saleve), or choose a restaurant in centzral Geneva. My price/quality favourite at the moment: Les Halles de l'Ile
http://www.brasseriedeshallesdelile.ch/
but there are so many others for every taste and wallet.
If the weather is on the rainy side: a guided tour of the United Nations followed by lunch somewhere along the lake of Geneva (e.g. the Relais de Chambesay, 5 mins by bus Y or Z from UN, place des Nations) might be a good bet.
http://www.chateauvieux.ch/page.cfm?content=chambesy.cfm
Enjoy, Richard
Richard - Many thanks for the tip to visit Salave. It was a great visit. The weather today was clear and we had a good time.
Wow, you were lucky, obviously got there just between two rainfalls. As you might have noticed (and understood from locals), summer has begun very wet and much too cold (sorry for my recommendations, you really have to be solid to resist the cold lake in the Bains de Paquis; but the good and reasonably-priced slef-service restaurant could still be worth a visit.
Still, I am glad that you liked the Saleve outing, and thank you very much for your greetings.
Best wishes, Richard
Clocks are everywhere in Switzerland of course. And Geneva is is the birth place of watch making in Switzerland. This one is natural clock made of flowers. It is located at Jardin Anglais. It is made up of approximately 6,500 plants. The plants are changed twice a year, in the spring and the autumn. The clock is five meters in diameter. It was installed in 1955. I read that the second hand on the clock is the largest in world.
In Geneva some buildings are empty and not rented since a long time. So some people with low financial ressoures (but not always) choose to squat these accomodations in the meantime of their renovations or destructions especially with accomodation crisis. This alternative accomodation could be attractive in terms of money as no rent is paid but less attractive in terms of comfort as your need to apply a plan B for heating, hot water, electricity, safety...
For owner it could be a nightmare to evict the undesirable tenants without the help of the police... Hot tension in prospect. So some owner choose to authorize some alternative tenants to occupy their empty accomodation via a deal of trust in exchange of a small rent until the reconversion. Like this other undesirable squatters can't come and stay illegally.
These alternative places offer also none official/underground bars with very cheap beers, alternative music, arts and culture.
The Rhino with the red tusk (see photo) is one of the most famous squat in Geneva (Place Claparède).
Here, people come from ALL the countries, because there is the ONU (ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES)
UNO in english....
So many diplomats, etc...ambassads, consulats...
I was 20 in the picture, with a Swiss friend and a swiss-indonesian friend
Photos:
1. Chairs set up for a concert in the courtyard
2. Poster announcing Monday evening jazz concerts
3. Ramp to bicycle parking in the basement
4. Bicycles in the basement
On summer evenings in July and August the courtyard of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in the Old Town is used as an open-air concert venue for classical music and jazz concerts.
At first I was highly impressed to see that some far-sighted medieval architect had built a bicycle ramp to the basement, several centuries before the bicycle was even invented. But it turns out that the original purpose of the ramp was to roll cannons up and down.
GPS 46°12'3.58" North; 6° 8'49.03" East
This informal club belongs to AMR -Association pour l'encouragement de la Musique impRovisée - with concerts on most nights after about 8:30, mostly jazz and other creative music Certain evenings, visitors are welcome to play their own instruments. The bar is an ideal place to meet with and among artists. A small admission is charged for certain weekend concerts.
NOT TO BE MISSED is the annual AMR Festival in the Parque des Cropettes behind the main railway station, normally the weekend around the 20th of June. informal, casual or original
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