5. Dijon to Geneva

Geneva
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Saturday 23rd april

Morning visit to the big covered market where all types of local produce were on display. Plenty of choice if you wanted to cook up a stir fry.

2 nights in Geneva

Departed Dijon and headed towards Lausanne. Stopped at Bescanon for lunch. A large town with amazing ancient buildings and narrow cobble streets.Huge fortresses on clifftops

Waiting for the bus
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Travelled over some snow covered mountains rising to about 1000 ft and - spectacular fortesses on clifftops guarding towns fom marauding hordes.

Arrive at Lausanne to find place gridlocked- some sort of street running race - drive around in circles barricades everywhere -Clare has hissy fit - stop for beer and campari break - re-group. Decided Lausanne not for us and head for Geneva. Road along lake has several small towns - stop at Rolle but hotel too expensive. Next stop Nyon - 2* hotel -very expensive - Clare tired and grumpy - thinks hotel is O.K. - Paul thinks its a brothel - pep talk required - on to Geneva.

Lake Geneva
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Arrive at Geneva at 8PM - time to have dinner and re-group. Finding parking very difficult - dodging buses trams and maniac drivers quite testing. Finally find underground car park and walk to centre ville - tourism office closed but brochures available about hotels - find restaurant - dinner - re-group.

Waiter advises Hotel next door available - 4* but able to negotiate good deal because of late hour. Decide to leave car in underground car park and check into hotel - very classy hotel - Clare happy - decide to stay 2 nights to re-group.

Clare at Geneva
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Sunday able to park all day in front of hotel because everything closed on Sundays.

Morning walk around Lake and old part of town. Baguettes for lunch. Afternoon ride on trams around city.

Evening - pre-dinner drinks - beer and campari - dinner at same restaurant -