Now, Switzerland wasn't necessarily at the top of my list of places to go while I'm in Europe. It was simply that one country who tried to stay neutral about everything and was also where people hid their money to avoid getting heavily taxed. But despite these preconceptions, I was more than ready to see what Geneva had to offer.
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| Geneva welcomes the Wolfpack. (But not really because there were no customs.) |
The apartment we stayed in was super fancy. It had a vinyl record player, an elaborate book collection, a decent sound system, a spacious kitchen, a balcony with a nice view, and so much more. It was far too tempting to just chill on the couch and never leave the place, but we somehow found the will power to venture out into centre-ville. (Not on Sunday though, but more on that later.)
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| Question of the day: Which cheese should we buy? |
On our first day in Geneva, we decided to go grocery shopping for our entire stay there so that we wouldn't have to go back to the grocery store every single day. We ended up making trips back and forth to Migros anyway because we all got addicted to the Swiss chocolate and needed our daily fix. Luckily, one massive bar of chocolate was super cheap. Unfortunately, meat wasn't, so we all become temporary vegetarians for 3-4 days.
We set out to explore the city and found an amazing view of the entire ville as well as the Alps. It was breathtakingly amazing.
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| So beautiful. Then, there's the Alps. |
We came across this park where people can play chess and checkers with pieces on the ground, so my friend Emma and I decided to battle it out for the title of chess master. I WON. (Some old man helped me out, but apparently, I had set up the checkmate pretty well.) I could totally be in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. "You there! E-5! Pawn to C-3!" Time to channel my inner Ron Weasley.
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| Well.... white moves first, and then, we play. |
After the park, we just kept walking around until we reached the edge of the water. We walked down the shore, and there was a magnificent view of the blue waters and the infamous Jet d'Eau of Geneva. We were even brave enough to walk out into the water on this little pathway, and luckily, we didn't slip! Then we took this awesome postcard-like photo. Total Kodak moment.
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| Much love from our Wolfpack to yours. |
One of the best parts of our time in Geneva was Master Chef Adena's amazing creations. Here's just one of the amazing meals she prepared for us. Feast your eyes and be jelly.
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| Mixed veggies and baked potatoes. |
I was probably most excited to see the United Nations. I still hope I can work there someday.
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| Who run the world? GIRLS. |
And look at this other bomb meal Adena made us.
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| Best mac and cheese I've ever had. |
We decided to check out this one place (factory turned into a club) that played psychedelic rock, and we didn't even know how to dance to it. But it didn't matter because any kind of move was acceptable at this place.
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| The club can't even handle me right now. |
We had an amazing time dancing the night away, and we couldn't help but be exhausted the next day. But that didn't stop us from heading to the Alps (or at least trying to, and finding out the thing that takes people up the mountains was under repair).
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| Eating Swiss chocolate on the Alps. #goodlife |
After our adventures on the mountains, including crossing the Swiss border into France (it's not as big a deal as it sounds – it's not the US-Mexico border), we were far too pooped to do anything else so we just chilled on our couch and played Quiz Up. Good job, Geneva. You wore us down.
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| Ain't nobody messin' with my clique. |
See y'all in Italy!
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