Geneva and home

On our last full day we caught 3 trains and a tram to Geneva and arrived in enough time to walk around the main sights. It was a culture shock going into a city but the lake was beautiful and the sun shone which helped. We overnighted in a hotel in the suburbs and it was strange how impersonal it felt - everywhere else we have stayed has been small enough to get to know the staff/owners and chat to other guests.

Our flight home was on time which meant that of all the transport we have used during the trip we have only really had one hiccup with the strike in Italy on the 1 train connection. Looking back at my first post one of my worries was whether we would manage all of the bus and train connections. In fact this was no problem as so many people speak such good English and I don't remember encountering anyone who was unhelpful.

Another concern was if we would eat properly on a budget. We only ate in restaurants 3 times and the rest of the time we certainly didn't go hungry. We didn't have any vegetables for the whole time we were there but had fruit everyday. I think we are certainly fitter from all the walking and have both lost a little weight.

Managing our clothes in the rucksacks was easy as we compartmentalised the clothes in dry bags which Martin uses when sailing. I did find it a struggle sometimes carrying my rucksack in the heat - especially as it always seemed our rooms were up a hill!

We think we had just the right amount of time in each place and I would certainly wish to visit Slovenia again in the future.

I apologise again for the lack of good quality photos - I will take a gizzmo on the next trip to upload the photos Martin takes on his camera.

Thank you for reading this blog. Next one starts October 10th!