Geneva

So had a good time in Nice, met up with some quality folks, tried to ignore most of the 18/19 year olds (apologies to the 18/19 year olds who may be reading this) who thought I was in my 30s. Visited Monaco, the cleanest city I have ever seen, spent a day on the beach, tried to even out the disparity in colour between my arms and face and everywhere else, and just generally chilled out in the villa.

I'm in Geneva, Switzerland now. And sick again.... it's not a debilitating sickness, I refuse to give in and just stay in my hostel bed (like I probably should). I'm booked now to go to Zurich tomorrow, and then Liechenstein after that. Still trying to get a bed in Liechtenstien, they are not very conscientous about answering the phone. After that, the wind will most likely carry me to Salzburg, Austria and then Vienna, followed by Budapest, Hungary and Bratislava, Slovakia with a perhaps a brief sojourn to meet up with the lovely(-ies) Miss Lauren, Caroline and Danielle in Venice. The only reason I really want to go to Venice is because a number of scenes from "Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade" took place there. Rather like how I want to go to Vienna because that is where "Before Sunrise" took place. I should just have modelled this entire trip based on movie shooting locations.

So so far... I arrived in Geneva from Nice late yesterday afternoon. Took out some Swiss Francs from a bank machine and because I was lazy decided to take a cab. After walking from my hostel to the train station today, I can say the cabbie definetly took the "scenic route". By which I mean he ripped me off horribly. I kinda suspected, since we were at the main train station, my hostel is right beside the main tourist cathedral (which rings very loud bells far too early in the morning), there is no way that many side streets should have been involved. Ah well. Last night I wandered the waterfront of Lake Geneva, and had a lovely dinner at a place that only makes three chicken dishes, it was a very refreshing meal, if a tad expensive (22 francs for a single dish and two iced teas! one france roughly equals one Canadian dollar. I think that three weeks in Spain and Portugal may have spoiled me).

Geneva is the French part of Switzerland. There is also a Italian part and a German part (which is where Zurich is). My guide book said that not many people in Switzerland speak English compared to the rest of Europe, but so far I've heard more English than any other place I've been and have had no problems. This could be due in large part to having a hostel located in Tourist Ground Zero.

Today is more wandering. I may take a boat tour of the lake. I may also go watch Superman Returns, which is playing in a local theatre by my hostel. My movie obsession knows no bounds.