Bikeride to Mt. Salève--November 18, 2006

We woke up to an unexpected beautiful day; the weekend forecast was to be cold and wet, but somehow the weather gods blessed us with beaucoup de soleil! We decided to take advantage of the nice weather and go for a bikeride. Our destination, Mount Salève, a mountain about 4 miles outside Geneva.

We hopped on our bikes and started peddling through old town, up the hill into the quaint neighborhoods and across the Arve river until we reached the Swiss-French border. There was not much of a typical border crossing; there were no guards asking to see our passports or anything. In France, technically, Mt. Salève was about a 2 minute bike ride away.
We wanted to take the gondola up to the top of the mountain to see the much talked about spectacular views of the area. However, the gondola lift was closed for repairs. We decided to ride around the town and through the winding neighborhoods until we reached Geneva. Here are a few pictures of our journey:


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