Switzerland

Hey everyone! Well we had a very nice weekend in Switzerland. We had an uneventful flight from Athens on Friday. When we got to Geneva we picked up the rental car which was a VW Polo which looks a little like a VW Golf and it took us a good 10 minutes to figure out how to put it into reverse. For some reason VW put reverse in a different place than it normally is on a stick shift but after re figured it out we were on our way! We stayed in the town of Montreux which is about 45 minutes from Geneva right on Lake Geneva. Our hotel was a nice historic hotel with a great view of the lake.

On Saturday we headed into the mountains to Ski. I have to say I was not overly impressed with the place we went. They were not offering lessons and the runs were very narrow and even the beginner runs which pretty steep at times. David really kept his spirits up I was very proud of him but it was difficult going at times and we had a few falls. It was absolutely beautiful up there which you can see below in the pictures.

On Sunday we stayed around Montreux and had a great lunch, toured a castle on the lake and
had a great dinner. It was an incredibly relaxing weekend and just want we needed. Until Monday when we got to the airport.....

When we arrived at the airport on Friday our flight was canceled and since we were on a Greek airline we were in for more than the normal amount of stress. Our airline was Greek and of course it didn't have a representative at the airport in Geneva. They have a partnership with Swiss Air but Swiss Air didn't have the ability to rebook us from Athens. After a few attempts at rebooking and being told by our airline that we would not be able to get back in Athens until Thursday we finally got on a flight this morning. We had to have the women from Swiss Airlines tell us what flights were going into Athens the following day and then ask our airline if we could get on each flight. It was very stressful to say the least. The reason our flight was canceled in the first place was because Athens got 15 centimeters of snow believe it or not. Of course it is 50+ out right now and sunny so it should be gone before tonight.

View from our hotel room...

Another view...

And another view...(it was a really great view)

View from the summit of the mountain

Here is David on his skis at the start of the day.

Great view of the mountains from the bottom of the ski lift

Us at the restaurant at the top of the mountain where we had lunch

David taking a break



Unfortunately this is how David spent half of the day. He still said he had fun though!

Us taking a break from skiing


David by the mountain stream that ran through the small village by the ski resort

Us in front of the castle on Lake Geneva we visited on Sunday



Having a type of fondue for lunch where you grill your own meat at the table on a little grill. Not what I thought I would be getting when I ordered fondue but it was still really good and a lot of fun



Below are all pictures of Geneva from the day our flight was canceled and we did some exploring...





Geneva is a very charming and a classic European city which is so different from Athens...It was very refreshing for us!