Day 20 - Allaman to Rolle 5 kilometers (Boat to Geneva!)

A somewhat mixed sleeping night (a late night arrival by a traveler woke us up and kept us awake about an hour around midnight) left Ed a little tired in the morning but not to worry as we planned a short walking day. A bit of breakfast and we started our slow stroll under overcast skies to the town of Rolle. Along the way we enjoyed lake views, vineyards, a few glimpses of Mont Blanc and even crossed paths with a fox! We were shocked to find a great little pâtisserie/coffee shop open on Sunday morning where we had espresso and a fruit tartelette. Indulgent! We arrived in plenty of time to catch a boat to Geneva. We felt the last bit of walking there may not have been very pleasant so we decided to make it a fun journey along Lake Geneva. We visited two French ports along the way. It was quite beautiful. Upon arrival we started maneuvering the streets when out of the blue someone shouts our names. It was two pelerins, Daniel and Danielle from the Czech Republic, that we had met two weeks ago. They had just finished their journey and were taking a bus home today. Next stop the tourist office for a map so we could find our hotel. It isn't much, but it will do for the next couple of nights as we explore Geneva. We dropped our bags and were off to find the Catherdral St. Pierre, which has quite an interesting history, tied to the Reformation. There we received our last stamp in our credencial for this pilgrimage. We started to look for the Reformation Monument when I spotted a restaurant we had scoped out to eat, Chez Ma Cousine. It was touted online as a local favorite with their famous roasted chicken. It was super delicious and reasonably priced. Funny moment: as we ate, a small bird flew in to our table and stole a bone off one of our plates. Afterward, our search continued and along the way we stopped for a giant coffee petit four, also very good. We finally found the wall we had searched for. Old medieval cities are hard to maneuver! Spent the rest of our evening researching Geneva for our day of sightseeing tomorrow.