1 post tagged “geneva”
Since I last wrote, I've been having a good time in Geneva. I had dinner at the Cafe de Paris, whose menu features exactly one dish: an entrecote steak in a "secret," peppery, spiced butter sauce. It was pretty fantastic, as you'd expect from the one dish served at a packed restaurant.
I ran out of cash on my way to dinner, and had to go to an ATM. The nearest one was at Credit Suisse, and to my chagrin, the smallest withdrawal I could make was 200 Swiss Francs (US$160), in the form of a single bill. I suppose this is a city of high rollers.
I went back to the hotel by way of the bodega on the corner, picking up a half-bottle of Swiss red wine on the way. running around Rome with a heavy SLR camera in a shoulder bag took a pretty nasty toll on my back, so I spent the rest of the evening alternately in a hot bath and watching That 70s Show with Arabic subtitles.
I slept late, and went to the Patek Philippe watch museum on Saturday. It was pretty cool -- mechanical computers are fascinating, especially little teeny tiny ones. The best part was the super-miniature automata made for French royalty in the 1700s -- little scenes of villagers dancing or birds singing, complete with movement and music, all in wind-up form about an inch tall.
This morning, I headed for the airport, and I'm now in Prague, the last stop on my trip.
This morning, I headed for the airport, and I'm now in Prague, the last stop on my trip.
