Saturday, January 17, 2009

the land of fondue and watches

Just got back from a day trip to Genève. My purchases today reflected (almost to an embarrassing extent) some widely-held Swiss stereotypes:

A) A Swatch watch, which I adore and hope will inspire me to actually wear watches.
B) Fondue, a 16 euro lunch which was worth every centime.
C) Chocolate. Need I say more?

The city is very charming, with a teensy old town and a chic commercial district along the bank of its famous lake. It also has a very international feel, not only as a result of the United Nations base, but also because of its diverse, multi-lingual population. I also noticed lots of people getting onto local commuter buses with ski/snowboard gear, which gave me the itch to go to the mountains and give my new ski pants a whirl.

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