r/geneva

I see lots of nice places around but always too full and crowded asf I am tryna go to a quiet place to chill by myself

I'm curious why the authorities seem relatively OK with the honking after world cup matches.

Normally traffic laws are quite strictly enforced (honking unrelated to safety issues would violate that) and neighbours can call the police on you at 22:05 if you talk too loudly, but with the honking supporters neither of these seem to apply. Why is there this flexibility for them?

In Paquis it has now been most days this week, sometimes for several hours on end till well past midnight. Not looking to open a can of worms but genuinely curious why this is tolerated compared to the usual strict approach.

Hi my flight departs at 6am from Geneva airport. I am coming from a bit far place. And have to stay overnight in a hotel.

I have a connecting international flight from zurich after that.

I realised that they don't allow overnight stay in the airport and the airport is closed till 4am.

My flight departs at 6 am, so when should I reach the airport? And i would like to have a shuttle/ bus from the hotel because it would be dark and I am female solo traveller.

Any Recommendations for hotel? I would like it to be safe and very close to hotel and also have shuttle services or are very close to the airport?

Any you guys also give me like the plan on when should I reach the airport and which shuttle/bus I should take? I also have 2 heavy luggages.

Thank you! I appreciate it :)​

Hi, I travel to Geneva every 6ish weeks for work and on my next trip I want to bring my father.

He is 84 and can walk but not for very long and not very fast. Since I'll be in the office during the day, does anyone have any suggestions for what he can do by himself?

Merci!

Is 500 CHF enough for monthly toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap) and food for 1 person?

How about laundry and transpo?

I live in Asia and will be going to Geneva for a year. Home will be taken caren of so that's one thing off my mind. Thanks!

Hey guys me and my wife are planning a night out tomorrow.

We hoping to get dinner at halles de lile which also has a bar and see how the night goes.

Im from London and her from Paris we don't have many friends here and would love to socialise with other couples.

We're light hearted fun energetic and love to dance.

Hit us you if your interested

EDIT; Just to be clear we are not swinging or anything of the sort as people keep asking lol. ( we have nothing against them just not what we in to). we in to a fun atmosphere and good vibes nothing sexsual. Age doesn't bother us as long as you want to dance and have a laugh.

I received notification that I would be getting a registered letter today - delivery between 9.15 and 11.15. Great! So I stayed home to receive it.

At 9.55 I get an email saying that my consignment could not be delivered so they left a collection note. But I was home and there was no sign that they even tried to contact me. No buzzer ring, nothing.

Last week, same thing. I happened to be coming in while the post person was there so I asked for my package - she had the collection note in her pile of mail, but the package was still in her vehicle outside. So she wasn’t even going to try and deliver it - she was just going to drop off the collection note.

Make it make sense please!

Quick question for Geneva 👋

What’s been the biggest legal or administrative challenge you’ve faced in Switzerland?

How did you figure out what to do next?

I’m genuinely curious because I’ve seen many people struggle with these situations.

I am an Indian student, who is coming to Geneva for the first time to work at thr CMS Experiment of CERN. After landing at the airport, where can I get a meal that will not be extremely expensive. I might get hungry before reaching the CERN Campus. Please help if you're a student at CERN ?

We are arriving on a train from Zurich and need to get to the car rental on the French side.

1. We are flying into Zurich that morning, will customs let us walk into the French side (the website says boarding pass from that day but doesn’t specify it has be to Geneva!).
2. if not, are taxis readily available that can take us over to the French side?
   Thanks!

Hey y'all, does anybody have experience with doing the mandatory first aid course for a driver's licence in English? If yes, where did you do it?

I've spent all morning trying to find places where you can do it in English instead of French, but basically all of the driving schools that I've found have it in French only, even if their websites are in English.

I'm learning French, but I doubt I can follow and understand the whole 10h course at this time :/

hi all,

i'm thinking of joining nonstop gym for the summer, since it's getting too hot to run outside. is there functioning aircon there? they mention an "air refreshing system" on their website, but that sounds like not aircon.

Respect to teachers! When we see how spoiled are some kids today… we saw parents exchanging stickers for them, pretending they do not have a phone to contact other kids in the neighbourhood…as if they cannot play together as kids. It must be awful to manage such generations. For teachers: what are the major issues you encounter nowadays?

I have a bunch of fiction books which I have fi wished with and would like to donate. Where can I bring them?

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa (that’s the only way I can express my frustration) 🙄

I am planning to travel to Geneva from Paris this weekend and I'm planning to use no phone during my trip. How likely is it to get lost? What are the essentials (like maps, tickets etc.) I should have with me?

Est-ce que quelqu'un sait à quoi servent vraiment ces travaux à la Rue de Carouge ? Parce que je n'ai pas compris les avantages/bénéfices que ces travaux (rénovations) apporteraient. Pour l'instant, tout ce que je vois, ce sont des gens qui se plaignent.