Driving through the Mont Blanc tunnel involves a hefty 65 EUR but it was worth it for the experience and the time saved.
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In the summer of 2024, me and my wife were in the UK for a period of 3 months as part of a fellowship program in an NHS Hospital in London. We are Ophthalmologists and the routine working hours in these hospitals were limited to weekdays only. So as soon as we got this planned, we made sure to get a Schengen visa as well to give us the option to explore the neighboring states of Europe when time allows. Luckily we were able to make multiple trips on weekends + Bank holidays and I hope to share each in a separate travelogue.
London to Geneva
Leaving from London Gatwick airport (an airport that’s a good hour and a half away from the city itself), I show you the arrangement that makes cheap flights within Europe possible.
The Underseat bag. The flight ticket is cheap as chips but only if you travel with this, carry on luggage (yes, the one that goes in the overhead bin) costs extra and it can be as much as 3x the cost of the ticket itself.
Despite starting off from London, this felt eerily familiar with a couple of Air India 787s visible from my window just before takeoff. Reached Geneva and checked into the hotel close to the airport.
Next morning, started out too early to visit the city centre. Decided to climb the Tower of the St. Pierre Cathedral and we were greeted with magnificent views of the city.
This part of Switzerland speaks French and the writing on top of the tower showed that
The climb of around 160 steps to the top of tower was exhausting, but the descent down was anxiety inducing
Geneva has some of the best luxury shopping options and it was easy to spot some classy cars like these.
Took the tram to get around to the Flower Clock
And to get closer to the Iconic Jet d’Eau. We managed to walk through the fountain and yes, got absolutely drenched even though being covered in raincoats. It was good fun.
We took the tram to visit the United Nations office and some giant 3-legged chair that seems to be an attraction. Happened to find a Statue of Mahatma Gandhi in the garden nearby.
Then passed through the WHO headquarters, just as a bucket list item. There were some interesting factoids on display but would not bore you Non-Medical guys with those, so here’s where I managed to spot the Indian flag among 190+ in the entrance.
Going back to the city centre, we were greeted with a beautiful rainbow thanks to the Sunset light hitting the fountain at the perfect angle.
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