Jeûne Genevois

Today was a cantonal holiday in Geneva called the Jeûne Genevois. Which meant everything in Geneva was closed, and everyone was outside, taking advantage of the exceptional day on the lake. I never actually found out which holiday it was, but I didn’t feel too bad when not even my longtime friend whose lived in Geneva for four years now knew. I did try to Wikipedia it but it was all written in French, which didn’t help. It was quite the relaxing day. I woke up and walked down to French class which our teacher had moved to our building for the morning, because the university was closed. She brought us seven different bars of chocolate that the class devoured in no time. My favorite of the morning was most definitely the cappuccino chocolate bar, apparently we will also be tasting cheeses, can’t wait! After class My roommate and another friend of ours that lives next door rented some free McDonald's sponsored bicycles and explored Geneva’s waterfront. The photos are of our bike ride. It was the perfect weather for a bike ride, everyone was outside picnicking in the park. I ended my night meeting up for a meal with my longtime friend, Tamara, who surprisingly only lives about 15 minutes away on the bus. We had a great time catching up at a charming little Italian restaurant over some margarita pizza and red wine.