Superb weather yet again 8 - 24* C not a cloud in the sky.
Breakfast at Chez Sofie. There is nothing gluten free in Geneva that I’ve found so I’m surviving healthily on salads which are pretty good. Ronnie is loving the Jamon and cheese panini - available everywhere toasted for 5 CHF.
Used the fabulous transport system - tram, bus and train - free through the hoe to see broken chair at the United Nations with a lovely active fountain out the front.
We saw the Jet d’eau in action - huge fountain of water in the lake going up 140m close to the old town that can be seen for many vantage points and had lunch at the Jardin Botanique.
Caught the flixbus to Annecy bus station. My planning actually worked out as we couldn’t get the internet to work but found the number 6 bus which took us (thanks to the bus drivers great English) to the Splendid hotel.
The hotel is really wonderful but the photos stretch the truth a little because there is a fairly busy (at least during the day) road between the hotel and the canal. It is in a lovely part of town, though, with a huge selection of restaurants nearby.
Dinner at L’Abbeye with live music. Goats cheese pizza for Ronnie’s goats cheese pizza was great (only vegetarian pizzas on the menu) and risotto for me.
Unbelievable number of people smoke here and you can smoke in restaurants.
Our final hotel in Castellammare del Golfo emailed us today to say it “was not possible” to get our Seaview room with a balcony. After discussions we cancelled our booking and were lucky enough to get a hotel with a pool in Scopello close to the Zingaro nature reserve.
