Is Geneva, Switzerland only for conventions?

Geneva is the second most populated city in Switzerland and the most populous in Romandie which is the French-speaking area of Switzerland.
When thinking of Switzerland, the first things that seem to come to mind are those luxury brand watches or those lovely chocolates not forgetting the huge political conventions, the treaty-signing and policy-making and of course Lake Geneva.
When thinking of Switzerland, the first things that seem to come to mind are those luxury brand watches or those lovely chocolates not forgetting the huge political conventions, the treaty-signing and policy-making and of course Lake Geneva.
However, people seem to forget the weather. Though not unbearable, it can be quite a change for someone who is accustomed to a tropical environment so checking the weather is an essential part of your daily activity. It's right up there in the daily list of things to be done like you know, good hygiene, showering, brushing your teeth and things of this nature. If you're already accustomed to this type of weather, Geneva should be a breeze.
I was rather surprised to see that in 5°C weather people were out and about jogging... of all things... they were JOGGING while I was seeing my foggy breath and rubbing my fingers together to get rid of the numbness and did I forget to mention that they were wearing mid-thigh shorts? Yes, one of the guys that I saw was wearing shorts. It was a sunny day so I guess it was a justifiable activity but still, for me, it made little to no sense because outside was COLD.
On a warmer subject, "Barbadians are some of the friendliest people on earth" is something you often hear and if you have ever been to Barbados you would know that the population is renowned for being very "nice"... maybe it's the warm weather.
One of the things that you may need to be aware of as an English-speaker is that Geneva is a French-speaking territory but that does not in any way hinder your experience from being linguistically rich. You can speak in English but it is still nice to know a "Bonjour" and other little conversational vocabulary in French. Geneva being one of the more populated cities is very diverse with regard to culture and demographics so very often you would cross paths with someone from anywhere in the world and English is still the "global business language".



I am not politically motivated but I must admit that I was awed by the sight of the flag of my country flying high among many other much larger and more developed countries. If you don't know Barbados is quite a small developing country so to see this flag amongst others was almost surreal.

Whether your trip will be to sit in the audience of a convention, visit an exposition, see snow for the first time, go shopping, eat chocolate, drink wine or just spend time with family or friends. Geneva is one of the many places in Switzerland where you are guaranteed to have a great time and experience a mélange of cultures and language variety.
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