A very Genevoise weekend

This weekend, in a desire for pure relaxation, we decided to not make ANY pre-determined plans and just relax, doing whatever we felt like our little hearts desired.  As a bonus, the weather this weekend turned out to be lovely, so we took full advantage of it.

Friday evening we checked out a new (to us) restaurant outside of town called Na Village.  They have a lovely terrace and the thai food was the best I have had in Geneva thus far. It was a delightful start to the weekend - even if it meant not watching the Switzerland/France world cup game (a cardinal sin on this continent)

On Saturday, we woke up and went for a beautiful 3 mile run/2 mile walk along the lake. This weekend marks the start of our training for the half marathon in St Moritz, Switzerland in August and I couldn't have hoped for a more inspiring view and weather to kick off our training

Every year on the first official day of summer, Europe celebrates the "Fetes de la musique", which is essentially a 3 day festival of music and concerts. Somehow we missed this festival last year, but this year we took advantage of it and on Saturday afternoon we meandered through the streets to check out the makeshift concert venues sprinkled throughout the parks and city. In the evening, we meandered our way a few miles down the lake to the Wakeboard Club, one of the beaches in town. We sat in the sun and enjoyed a bottle of Rose while catching up with friends.

As the sun was setting we headed off to dinner at our favorite local restaurant around the corner, Entrecote St Jean, and then spent the remainder of the evening checking out more concerts in the park nearby our house.

This weekend reminded me how much I really enjoy Geneva in the summer - in the summer it is full of festivals, gorgeous weather, and easy access to the beautiful lake and beaches. I'm looking forward to enjoying all that Geneva has to offer again this summer!