On Twin & Solid’s second day in town, we took a boat trip around Lake Geneva. There are multiple options for boat trips. Since Twin is a flower lover, we selected the medieval village of Yvoire.
Image courtesy of CGN.ch
Geneva boats are operated by the CGN. On their website, you can see the possibilities. Our particular boat left Mt. Blanc at 10:15, stopping in Versoix, Coppet, and Nyon before crossing the lake to the French side and anchoring in Yvoire at noon. Full fare ride to Yvoire costs about 40 CHF, but you can use your half-fare card to get a reduction.
Lake Geneva CGN boat – a few are classical steamboats like this one
Pulling away from Geneva
Approaching Nyon, Switzerland
Docking in Yvoire, France
Enjoying the flowers
Pretty window box
We had authentic French lake cuisine: filets de perche
We caught the 4:20pm boat back to Geneva. It is the only option in the Springtime, and our visit was the last day of the Spring schedule. During the summer, there are more options for coming and going as the tourist traffic picks up.
On the way home, we had stunning views of Mt. Blanc. It is only visible a small percentage of time, so we were lucky to get the view we did:
Mt. Blanc looks surreal in the summer….it never loses its snow
It was a lovely day with the CGN!
Related posts:
The Swiss Watch Blog: Monday Funday in Lausanne and Evian
The Swiss Watch Blog: Route Blanche and the Mt Blanc Tunnel
The Swiss Watch Blog: Yvoire, France
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