Lees in France

Day 1: Rise and Shine…and we are off

Due to my ankle mishap we altered our travel, taking trains vs driving to our first stop. After turning off the alarm at 4:30 AM we made it onto train #1. We are very used to train travel at this point and without Cody the travel day seemed like a breeze. Because we road trip a lot with various family members in the States, we constantly notice things. A fuzzy pink steering wheel cover is one of our favorites to spot in America. It is crazy we spotted one in France of all places. M says Aunt Jan would be proud!

Several hours and train stations later we made it to Cluses, France, located in the French Alps. Here we ate at a Turkish restaurant. The food was super yummy and reminded us of our time in Greece with Gyros. The owner and son were happy to receive Americans. The son was extremely happy to use his well spoken English. 

We said goodbye to the kids as they headed off to a week of YoungLife camp in the French Alps. The schedule is to mimic a typical USA YL camp except activities are related to skiing and other snow activities.

Randy and I took another train to Geneva for the night. It seemed strange to leave our kids in one country and travel to another, even though it was only 45 minutes away from them. Once in Geneva, we ate at our favorite place, Les Armures! I think this is the ONLY place to eat in the entire city. Located in Old Town, Les Armures has been a Lee family tradition dating back 45+ years! The restaurant is part of the Hôtel Les Armures, which has beautiful ceilings.

After dinner we took an Uber to Hôtel Edelweiss, located near Place de la Navigation and across the lake from the Jet d’Eau. We foresee my ankle sprain adding more Uber and taxi trips than our normal mode of transportation. The reception area was perfectly decorated for me!