Geneva

We woke up Friday morning and after enjoying our last breakfast at the Park Hotel Suisse in Chamonix we boarded a bus for Geneva. We had our day all planned out. Check in to the hotel and then explore the city's top tourist spots... the Jed d'Eau (large fountain on the edge of Lake Geneva), the Horloge Fleurie (clock made of flowers), the Cathedral Saint-Pierre, and then explore Old Town. Things did not go as planned. We checked in to the hotel ok and headed out on foot stopping for lunch in Old Town.

While we were enjoying the warmth inside the weather outside, cold already, took a turn for the worse. The wind kicked up and started to snow with little snow flakes pelting our eyes. But we're only in Geneva for one day so we put our heads down and went in search of the Cathedral first because it was nearby. While we found the Cathedral, we never found the entrance. We walked the entire perimeter and never saw a door to enter.

Next we headed towards the fountain but as we neared we noticed it wasn't running. Apparently once the temperature drops below -2 degrees celcius, the fountain is turned off. At least we knew how cold it was...

We approached the flower clock only to find it covered with snow so you couldn't see any flowers. So we returned to old town to explore the shops and enjoy the city. However, most shops were closed but we were able to stop into a few to warm up occasionally.

The weather seems to be getting worse the longer we stay in Europe so I guess it is a good thing that it is time to return home to sunny-ish San Francisco.