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Monday 7 May – part ten: one more sighting of Lake Geneva…
Soon we were in the air on our flight home…
I quickly spotted Lake Geneva…
… and it wasn’t long before I found the Jet d’Eau.
We then headed out over Lake Geneva…
Then we were heading back over France, seeing some interesting scenery beneath us…
It wasn’t long before we reached the French coastline and we were crossing the Channel…
It was very surreal. As we were midway across the Channel, we could look ahead and see the UK in front of us and, if we looked behind us, we could see France.
We flew over Hastings, complete with its pier….
… and then we were flying over the south east of England. Considering we always hear how this part of the country is so overdeveloped, it was amazing to see how much green space there was everywhere…
We circled once and then we were down, about 10 minutes early. Graham and Sarah headed out, as we knew they would. We’d already said goodbye to them at the car rental centre in Geneva.
We didn’t wait until everyone was off the plane before we got off. I’d managed to get my boot on and there was a massive gap in the passengers, so we headed off and straight into the wheelchair. I was taken up in the elevator, as we’d landed on one of the gates that had a massive walkway built over the taxiway. Once up there, the buggy was waiting for us and in we climbed. From there, it was plain sailing and indeed the next elevator was even large enough for the buggy.
We made our way into the North Terminal and were straight through passport control. In fact, when we got there, it was strangely quiet for a Bank Holiday weekend. Where was everyone? We were seen at a separate area and I can tell you I will be using special assistance in the future, as there is no way I can stand for long periods at immigration any longer, thanks to my chronic fatigue. This makes travelling so much easier.
We then headed to baggage reclaim and our suitcase was going around with one other and a stroller. I can only assume that their owners were amongst the passengers who were the last off the plane and presumably they just strolled through the airport.
Once we’d picked it up, our driver took us through arrivals from the European Union. I have to be honest, I wouldn’t have picked that one, as technically Switzerland isn’t part of the EU, but I guess it’s the right thing to do. Our driver told the customs officer the flight had come in from Geneva and she waved us through.
We were dropped off at the international arrivals area, which was absolutely fine. We called the meet and greet car company to tell them we were ready for the car and ended up getting ourselves sandwiches for dinner, as well as some milk, as we were both hungry. Ironically, neither of us were hungry on board, but when we smelt the hot food, we were. It was a bit late by then, as the food service had finished.
We made our way over to the car park to pick up the car and, despite having taken our time, we still had a couple of minutes to wait before our girl arrived back with us.
We set off and had a good run home, despite a bit of traffic near the airport. It had been an absolutely superb weekend away and it won’t be our last visit to Switzerland – you can trust me on that one.
The weather today was hot and sunny with temperatures in the mid 70s. The best thing today was the lake cruise. The worst thing today was having to come home and the debacle over the hotel and our dinner there. Today we tried taking a cruise on Lake Geneva And the result was it was wonderful and I definitely want to do a longer one in the future! The most magical moment today was being the only ones in first class on our lake cruise.
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When I returned from Paris, I could see both coasts too. I took a panorama shot to get both in the same pic!
So glad the wheelchair assistance worked better for both your ankle and the CF. Definitely keep that in your back pocket for the next trip!
As always, love to read these! I know, I know, I should work on the DLP one before I forget things....
Thank you for sharing!
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Thanks Cheryl for posting about your trip to Lake Geneva! Photos were Superb! I can't believe it was just 2 days, it seems so much longer..lol
I love the fact you took the questions from the Passporter's books! I will have to remind myself to add these to my future Trip Reports too... Cool idea!
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When I returned from Paris, I could see both coasts too. I took a panorama shot to get both in the same pic!
Oh wow... how neat! You should do a trip report and share it - just saying!
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So glad the wheelchair assistance worked better for both your ankle and the CF. Definitely keep that in your back pocket for the next trip!
I will. I think I'll be Ok flying home in September, but when we fly into LAX next March and then home out of San Francisco, I will be adding it to our reservation.
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As always, love to read these! I know, I know, I should work on the DLP one before I forget things....
Oh my goodness, I swear I had not seen this before I wrote my earlier comment - honest! How classic is that?
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Thanks Cheryl for posting about your trip to Lake Geneva! Photos were Superb! I can't believe it was just 2 days, it seems so much longer..lol
I must admit it did feel like longer.
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I love the fact you took the questions from the Passporter's books! I will have to remind myself to add these to my future Trip Reports too... Cool idea!
I think I've done it with every trip report I've written. I think they're such great things to answer.
Nice flight home and enjoyed the photos of Lake Geneva and the Jet d'Eau! So great to see that from the air! Glad all went well on arrival and the ride home. Thanks for sharing another amazing adventure with us and looking forward to your next time back to Schweiz! Hope you get to do the dinner or lunch cruise next time on Lake Geneva!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Where was everyone? We were seen at a separate area and I can tell you I will be using special assistance in the future, as there is no way I can stand for long periods at immigration any longer, thanks to my chronic fatigue. This makes travelling so much easier. 
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