Mediterranean feelings at Genève Plage!

Genève Plage means Geneva Beach! It's a beautiful place and surely the place-to-be during hot summer days!
It's an open air pool where you can not only swim, play and relax in various pools and wading pools, but also in Geneva lake.
As it's Swiss, it is very well organized, very clean and well led. When you're still in the pool at 7:30 pm (Genève Plage closes at 8 pm), the pool attendants will make sure you're out of the water in the next 5 minutes :-)!!
If you're in Geneva during summer, make sure to take a bath there and enjoy watching the sailing boats on Geneva Lake!

Urban summer night scenes

What an amazing spring and summer 2009!! So many warm and sunny days! One of the great summer pleasures is surely to be able to sit outside on the balcony or in the garden even late in the night!

It's never really completely dark in the city. There are many lights on in countless apartments, streetlights, carlights....

In some apartments, there are perhaps real "genevois" people - they were born and raised here. Other apartments are the home of expats - singles or families who are here just for a short period of time. Perhaps for an internship in one of the many charitable organizations. Or a short term assignment in one of the big companies.

I hope they all enjoyed this marvellous summer and felt at home in the "City of peace".

Big wheel in town: "Roue de Genève"

There's a new summer attraction in town this year: The "Roue de Genève". It's there until end of August, in the Quartier des Tranchées, just behind the Eglise russe, on Place Sturm!

It's a good idea for a family activity as you can combine the ride with a hotdog or crêpe afterwards! We were very pleased about the fantastic views we got - in all directions: to the old town, on the lake, to the Salève mountain ...

Now, for the Fêtes de Genève, we have another big wheel just at the lake. But it's smaller and the location is not as good for a real overview. But I'm sure it's fun too! Nevertheless I recommand Place Sturm's "Roue de Genève"!!