The Weekend is Here!

The hub made it home safely from Chicago, and we are just about to kick it back and start the weekend. Sigh. Such is the life.

The sunset is just lovely tonight. (See the two hot air balloons in the bottom left-hand corner?) It's a little cool this evening, which I am loving. We'll have plenty of hot days ahead, so I am savoring the chill.

I finished a cigar box today and a couple more ATCs. I actually brought this Cuban cigar box back from Geneva last year. We went into a fabulous (two story) tobacconist so the hub could get some Cuban cigars (still illegal here in the states). When I saw the boxes, I couldn't help but tell the lady what I did with them--hoping she'd give me some, grin. She did. I lugged those things (empty, of course) all over Europe! Silly me. But I'm glad I did. They are extra special.

Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. I still have some flowers to plant.

Goodnight To Geneva

We had another busy day, the kid and I. My feet are tired tonight. We walked up and down the hills of the old city at least four times. Time for some advil.

Started out kinda late as mentioned so we started our day with a sandwich and a baby quiche by the lake. The kid enjoyed feeding the birds, as always. The lake is so tranquil as is the river flowing into/out of it. This is the hotel we stayed at the last time I came here with the hub over 17 years ago. It was purchased by the Four Seasons, so I suppose we'll never see the likes of those rooms again! Wow.
Then, we headed up the hills to the old part. I found some lovely items that I'm bringing home, some carved wood garland that will look quite nice in my bedroom. It's very expensive here, so I don't buy a whole lot. I do, however, enjoy every moment of window shopping. These pieces were over 800 francs each! Ouch.

This is our afternoon snack. Oh my. If I see crepes, of course, I have to stop!

(sideways, I know, but I'm not fighting with blogger any longer!)

For dinner, we ate at The Fatted Pig (I believe). I ordered the goat cheese salad and Lyonese (sp?) sausage with potato salad. Sooo good! Here's the dessert we all shared. Talk about the fatted pig!
We are heading to Brussels tomorrow morning, so I better hit the hay. Look forward to our last leg and relaxing with the hub a little. He is finally finished with business!

These are some beautiful door knockers, obviously. The fountain is one of many in the old part.

Sleeping In

This is the first day the kid and I were able to sleep in. You can see why I wanted to! Is this bed not gorgeous? I feel like a queen!

We are off to walk in the old part of Geneva. We ate dinner here. It is one of the hub's favorite places. They open at 7 p.m. and you wait in line to get a table. All they serve is steak and fries. Period. It has a butter sauce on the steak that is to die for. The inside has beautiful old French posters (quite large)that my sister-in-law would adore. Of course, I forgot my camera, but I hope to go by today and get some shots! After dinner, we walked through the old town and I eyed some wonderful shops to visit in my quest today.

Here are some flower arrangements from a little shop in Zurich. We bought the little rose bouquet in the center (orange and multi-colored dark red roses). So creative and lovely, I couldn't resist taking these pics. Enjoy.

Auvior. (German, I could get by on . . . French, I have no ear, eye or mouth for. RAPHI!! HELP!!) Hey, I heard that snicker. Shush.




PS Who has time for spell check. Forgive my errors!

Ich Bin . . . (I Am . . . )

. . . here, in Geneva! Ich bin loving it! This is me flying in from Zurich. ha. I love these real women with curves. I took this today at the Zurich train station.

The hub has been busier (hehe) than the kid and I and therefore, I haven't had the computer. Think I've been too busy to use it if I did have it, but I would have liked to have kept up on things. You know what I mean? The hub is now conducting a little biz on the phone, the kid has passed out and we are meeting a friend for dinner shortly. I have a moment to get a post in, I hope!

Oh dear, this keyboard again. I try to use it as mine, but I have the worst time typing on a laptop. It takes me twice as long to go back and correct when I press the wrong key or my wrist hits some button and puts me in some odd place. Drives me nuts. Ok, with that said . . .

We left Zurich this morning around 11 via train. It was a beautiful ride and lulled me to sleep, as usual. I did take a few shots if I opened an eye and saw something pretty. Sorry for the reflection. If I'm not mistaking, I believe the pic on the left is nearer to Bern, Switzerland, the second is on Lake Geneva in Lausanne--looks like grape vineyards. My spellings may be wrong, but please bear with me. I don't have the time to look it up. It was about 2 1/2 hour ride. Just beautiful.


We arrived to a lovely surprise. Our hotel is absolutely gorgeous. I am still pinching myself. You know, it's hit or miss when you book something online; you just never know. Our first hotel in Amsterdam, (while funky) was a tad too funky. I'll fill you in on our "basement" flat at a later time. But, the Hotel de la Cigogne, here in Geneve, is breathtaking. WOW. (I also forgot how long it takes to upload pics on blogger over here...grrrrr......waiting, waiting, waiting. . . )

Here are some pics from the hotel. The cash register is in the lobby,

the furniture is outside our room, so petite and pretty.

This painting is just outside our door.

The perfumes were in our bath. (And I can wear them without sneezing, amazing.)

Oh, and yes, the fireplace is in our room.


The door knob is going into one of our closets. I am in heaven! I've even opened my bag and hung some things up. We have been on such a whirlwind, it's been too much of a hassle to do more than open the case and pull something out to wear and then close it again for the next leg. It's nice that we have a couple of days here to catch our breaths.

Poor people across the way are still working. I forget when I'm traveling that everyone else isn't on vacation also. I feel like Carry Bradshaw on my laptop looking out the window sipping my Orangina. Hmmmm. I wish.

Time's up. Gotta run. Will share more later. (I will have to post the pictures later too. It is taking a very long time . . . as I said.)