8. Birdie, Evian les Bains, and BBQ in Troinex. 5/12/22

Happy Thursday (although for me the clock has passed midnight and it is already Friday)

We headed out to Birdie this morning, a little organic breakfast place that we’ve eaten at many times before when we stayed on the other side of the town. It was about an hour walk at a leisurely pace. When we got there it was undergoing renovations, but its sister café (which is usually just for take-out with a more limited menu was operating more like a regular café so we ate there—I had the Birdie Brekkie, an avocado toast with beet hummus and tahini/lemon, pomegranate, and chili on the side and fresh herbs and greens, and a carrot-apple-ginger root lemon fresh juice. Mike had the yogurt and granola with stewed fruits and honey.

Then we headed to the tram to meet Elizabeth in Carrouge and head to Evian les Bains (yup where all that botted water comes from) which is about an hour’s drive from Geneva. Like Geneva it is on the southern part of the lake but further east (and in France). It’s halfway to Montreux which is at the easternmost edge of the lake on the southern side. The drive to Evian  goes through really beautiful countryside that is super lush. And the town of about 9,000 people is considered a spa town. We walked along the water’s edge which included a municipal park, complete with a public miniature golf course. As with everything else, the public domain is kept clean, lawns mowed, and not a candy wrapper to be seen. Evian is also home to two casinos although they seemed to be undergoing big renovation at the moment.

Then we headed back to Geneva and to Troinex for a BBQ with lots of wine in the backyard. Once sufficiently stuffed and after some ice cream we bid farewell to everyone as we head to Malta in the morning. And actually we will be back in September for Julia and Julian’s wedding.

It was a good trip and we look forward to seeing everyone again soon.

More from Malta, which is a place we have never visited before and also where I hope to get some work on the book done.

Fern