http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva Geneva Spotted by Locals Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:25:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/le-comptoir http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/le-comptoir#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:25:05 +0000 Lorcan Meyfarth Le Comptoir - Cosy and trendy This Asian restaurant is a great place to spend a long evening. Very discrete from the outside, it is in fact spacious, with two different open rooms, one very cosy, lounge-like, low tables and intimate atmosphere, the other more “restaurant”-like, white and modern decoration; you’ll find yourself in a very good mood as soon as seated. I [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/le-comptoir/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/du-theatre http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/du-theatre#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:23:57 +0000 Lorcan Meyfarth Café-sandwicherie du Théâtre - For a coffee during the day We’ve been told to write about places we go to. Well, this café is probably the place you’ll see me most of the time when the classes have begun. It is located right between two university buildings, les Bastions – the old, historical one – and Uni Dufour – the new, ugly modern one, not to [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/du-theatre/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/musee-ethnographie http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/musee-ethnographie#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:22:56 +0000 Lorcan Meyfarth Musée d'Ethnographie - African Masks & Romanian Music This museum is a place I like to go to when being outside isn’t that attractive. It offers various ethnographic expositions; most of the time even two different themes are exhibited at the same time. There is always something special about seeing real live art pieces, but I think the impression is even greater with this [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/musee-ethnographie/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/plaine-de-plainpalais http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/plaine-de-plainpalais#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:21:45 +0000 Lorcan Meyfarth Plaine de Plainpalais - Flea Market & circus You might ask yourself why there is this huge deserted place, in the heart of the city. Historically, it was the place sick people were brought to – strategically located outside the city to avoid any epidemic. But thanks to modern medicine, it is nowadays used for episodic events, like when circuses are in town, or [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/plaine-de-plainpalais/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/la-clemence http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/la-clemence#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:20:52 +0000 Lorcan Meyfarth La Clémence - Terrace in the center of the Old Town La Clémence is the bar I would take every visitor to. The first reason would be its location, right on the Place du Bourg-de-Four. This is the most strategic point of the old town, near almost everything, like the shopping streets or the cathedral. I wouldn’t be able to say if I prefer it in the morning with [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/la-clemence/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/geneva-international-airport http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/geneva-international-airport#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:05:16 +0000 Partner eDreams http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/?p=1258 Cheap flights Named a global city and home to the United Nations Offices; Geneva is a worldwide centre for international cooperation and so it welcomes visitors from all over the world. Geneva International Airport is just 2.5 miles from the city centre and most people find it “user-friendly.” Getting to the city is easy. The connection between [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/geneva-international-airport/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/bains-des-paquis http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/bains-des-paquis#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:37:37 +0000 Luc Berthoud http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/spotters-reporting/bains-des-paquis Les Bains des Paquis is one of my favorite place in Geneva, located right on the lake! Kids, adults, old people, whites, blacks, latinos, rastas, artists, bankers, elegant swans, ducks who charm you to have some bread… Everybody lives in a perfect harmony in the Bains des Paquis. Only the sparrows show no respect stealing food [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/bains-des-paquis/feed 5 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/mikado-sushi http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/mikado-sushi#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:32:06 +0000 Lorcan Meyfarth Mikado - Fast sushi's From the outside, it seems to be a successful Japanese grocery, with tables and banks. But don’t be mistaken… there’s a kitchen right behind the cash desk. How to proceed? Well, you take a tray, sticks, and then you’ll serve yourself in the fridge, pay, and either sit there or just go somewhere by the lake. The [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/mikado-sushi/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/le-coup-de-girafe http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/le-coup-de-girafe#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:22:23 +0000 Delphine Rieder Le Coup de Girafe - A place like home! This tea room is located right in the middle of les Eaux-Vives, one of the most popular neighborhoods of Geneva. You can either have breakfast when you wake up, with delicious slice of bread or home-made cakes and tea selected among plenty, a big salad at lunch or some amazing tapas at night, with a good [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/le-coup-de-girafe/feed 0 http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/misuji http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/misuji#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:22:00 +0000 Delphine Rieder Misuji - A taste of Japan You’ll find this sushi restaurant right in front of Uni-Mail, the most crowded university of the city. It is obviously filled with students at lunch who eat there or take it away for consumption on the Plaine de Plainpalais (check the Plaine de Plainpalais article) right next to it. The team is nice and what always [...]]]> http://www.spottedbylocals.com/geneva/misuji/feed 0