Geneva Switzerland for Telecom ‘91
Sunday, October 6, 1991
It’s early up for the continued trip toward Geneva (still raining). We were so glad we had stopped for the night because now we are in Eastern France and driving thru some of the most spectacular scenery. We cross thru the mountains on one of the tallest bridges I have ever seen.
It just surrounds the mountain. David says its as tall as the Royal Gorge but this one is not a suspension one. It is on concrete pillars. Then we enter tunnels upon tunnels thru the mountains until we reach the city of Geneva (a beautiful city).
We find the nearest train station to obtain a map of the city and exchange money. It’s another country now - the money is Swiss Francs. (1 Franc equals about 75 cents U.S.). The language is French and German with a little English.
We map out our route to the Evangelical Church and off we go. As usually happens, some streets are one way; some are only for pedestrians; and we’re going in circles, but we know we are close. So we park and walk. We were close and glad of it in the pouring rain and cool temperature. Although associated with our Church in Paris the service was more on the Lutheran side but very enjoyable.
After coffee and snacks at the Church, it’s back in the rain and drive to the city of Lausanne to our hotel. We arrive at the Hotel De La Paix - overlooking Lake Geneva and beautiful gardens. We unload and drive back to Geneva to the Palexpo Center (the location of the Telecom ‘91 show). What a madhouse!
We finally find a parking spot, luckily find a cart and unload computers, brochures, etc. We find InterVoice’s booth. It hasn’t been cleaned. We do our best and put in a cleaning order for tonight. David’s computer plug doesn’t fit the Swiss plugs, so it’s a quick rewiring technique David is used to by now.
Back to the hotel to a very enjoyable dinner.