Day 66 July 18th Got up early to catch the metro and the the train to to Geneva to catch up with Craig. What a difference a fast train makes. This trip was only 140k but still took 2 hours, the same time it took to do 500k on the TGV. No problems meeting Craig at the airport and then another queue to get the hire car. It was raining on and off as we then headed north above Lake Geneva, past Lausanne, did some grocery shopping and stopped for lunch just before M...

Day 61 July 13th Not a lot happened today as it was a travel day to Lyon on the TGV. I saw a map at the station which said it was 500km and it took us 2 hours so we were travelling at over 250kph. You certainly don't notice it in the train and with that type of service it is no wonder they are always pretty full. When I got to Lyon and was walking to the metro to get to my hotel, I ran into Russ who had been with us in the Alps but left early to go to the Mega ...

Day 57 July 9th I had already bought my ticket on the TGV fast train from Geneva to Paris, so it was just a matter of getting to the station. Luckily it wasn't far as carrying the bike is a real pain in the shoulder. I was on the platform in plenty of time and the train pulled in and I climbed aboard. It was only after I had stashed my luggage that I saw an LCD display that said Lyon so I asked a guy sitting nearby and sure enough I was on the wrong train. I h...

Day 42 June 24th Martin drove me to the airport and then it was off to Geneva to get picked up by one of Ian's guided Gustav. Got all of my baggage OK and we had to wait around to pick up another of the group who was getting in an hour or so later, so 3 of us who were there went for lunch at a cafe. First try at French was not successful but I got what I wanted without too much hassle. I guess I had better get used to it. We drove a bit over a hour to Samoens a...