Saturday, June 4, 2011

Le Saleve - May 2011

View of Geneve from Le Saleve (our flat is a bit off the lake behind Ava's head)

Our First Visitors!

Parachuters getting ready

Here they go...

This was just added to Trav's to do list

Mike Brousseau and Trav

Margo, Ava & Sarah on the water taxi across the lake
Last weekend our friends Mike & Margo from Tangletown (our old Mpls neighborhood) included a stop in Geneva during their 40th birthday trip to Europe.  It was to fun to see familiar faces and introduce them to our new town.  We were especially grateful for a delivery of Crest toothpaste, brown sugar, and taco seasoning.  We spent time in the heart of Geneva where we tried our first water taxi ride, saw roller-skating break-dancers (doing a routine to Prince music) and enjoyed afternoon coffee outside.  The next day we stopped at a patisserie (bakery) so they could try our favorite pain au chocolat (like a chocolate croissant), then spent the afternoon in France at Le Saleve, a mountain just outside Geneva.  We rode a cable car to the top, enjoyed a picnic lunch, and watched parachuters run off the cliff.  The view was amazing, and the sunny, summer weather a real treat.  Thanks to Margo & Mike for making the effort.