Yvoire France

This will be a short post of a long fun day! It’s just seems that a trip to Geneva Switzerland isn’t complete without getting out onto the beautiful lake. They have these gorgeous ferries that go from town to town along the 45 miles of the lake since the early 20th century. Half of the lake is in France and half in Switzerland so we decided to take the ferry to visit one of the most beautiful small walled medieval towns in France called Yvoire. We got tickets and left in the morning for the hour and 40 minute ride stopping at a few towns along the way for people to board or depart.

This is the sweet town of Coppet and you can see how the piers all have these gorgeous flowers along them.

It was a pretty day with blue skies but still really windy. The boats are large so still a really smooth ride. Even saw the snow covered Alps in the distance. We are going to get a lot closer this week!

Our first view of the castle as we depart the ferry in Yvoire. Someone lives there so no entry unless you know them!

It’s a beautiful quite small town surrounded by a medieval wall and flowers everywhere. We got a large lunch at a sweet restaurant and the food as usual in France was delicious. Fresh perch, fries and a salad but an abundant amount.

We spent the bulk of the afternoon wandering and then took the ferry back arriving in Geneva at 6:30. I had made a reservation for our last night at an authentic Swiss restaurant where the fondue was said to be excellent. We headed right there and it didn’t disappoint. The Swiss are known for cheese and we are eating more than our fair share. Duey got a beer and they typically only come in one size. Large!

That’s it for Geneva. The leisure part is over and we are next heading to meet our hiking group and head to Chamonix France where the hike will begin. I’m super excited and can’t wait to post some pics and share the adventure with you all!