experience in Milan or Geneva?

amother

Tue, Sep 30 2014, 7:39 am

There are great prices now from Israel to Milan and Geneva.
Has anyone been there that can give me their feedback/experience?
The pros and cons of whichever would help us make the decision. We are thinking 2-3 days.
Milan the only thing I know is that it is full of churches and good Non kosher food (neither helps that one Wink

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Thinking of available kosher food and trips.

Ruchel

Tue, Sep 30 2014, 7:42 am

Milan has very nice community and restaurants (beware in the summer).
In geneva you have a community canteen and also you can buy food in Gaillard, France nearby plus some other locations in Geneva per se.

Both countries have a kosher list, download it it's a lifesaver for cholov stam and parve.

DrMom

Tue, Sep 30 2014, 7:45 am

I have never been to Geneva, but I found Milan boring. I was very impressed with how well-dressed everyone was (although I felt rather conspicuously schlumpy by comparison!).

Perhaps I just felt that way because my trip also included Rome, which was far more to my liking.

Ruchel

Tue, Sep 30 2014, 7:53 am

Yup! Lumbardy is fashion and class capital... basically imo as Paris used to be.

etky

Tue, Sep 30 2014, 8:02 am

Never been to Milan because I understood there's not much to see there.
However Milan is a good point of entry for trips to Lake Como and the area.

rachel91

Tue, Sep 30 2014, 8:18 am

Milan if you are into fashion and shopping, but I honestly would just fly to Milan and take a train to Venice, if that would be possible.

I've only been in the airport of Geneva, it's not far from the Alps.

amother

Wed, Oct 01 2014, 11:31 am

Fashion isn't my thing. So it sounds boring. How far are things that we can do?

MaBelleVie

Wed, Oct 01 2014, 12:37 pm

Geneva is a beautiful city. You can do the boat ride and there are lots of nice places to sit and picnic or relax. Kosher food will mostly come from the list. Geneva is very close to Chamonix in the Alps, which is absolutely stunning. You can also drive to Strasbourg, which is about four hrs away. There are plenty of kosher restaurants there and it's also a pretty city with good shopping and nice promenades.

amother

Wed, Oct 01 2014, 1:13 pm

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Mrs Bissli

Sun, Oct 05 2014, 8:28 pm

I've been to both Milan and Geneva multiple times.
It's a tough choice between the two: because both are boring, to be blunt.

My answer would depend on how many days you have, what you enjoy more
(hiking vs urban sightseeing/shopping?), and what time of the year you're going.

Costs: both are rather expensive, though Geneva hotels are especially dear.
Kosher foods: better choice for Milan, though community resto at Geneva is fantastic.
Though swiss kosher list includes many bread from Co-op or Migros branches
and they have rather long list of chocolates.
Language: English is better understood in Geneva (it helps if you're ok with French),
Milan less so but good signage on tourist attractions.
Transport: Geneva by far! Airport is very close to central city, good train link.
Very easy to get around on trams. Milano subways are ok, though airports
are further out of the city.
Sightseeing: Milan has good art museums and gallery, central streets are fun for
windowshopping, ditto for Emanuelle Vittorio covered mall. But if I were to
visit Milan for pleasure I would probably be bored after 1-2 days. On the positive
side there are many interesting cities and destination, including Turin, Verona
and probably a few more. (Note: train network is surprisingly undeveloped,
you're much better driving).
Geneve has lovely lake, museums (esp Philip Patek watch museum is amazing
even if you're not into watches). Lausanne is an easy daytrip destination, just about
1 hr away. many hiking/skiing sites close by.

amother

Mon, Oct 06 2014, 8:12 am

Thank you so much for all your replies. I found it so helpful. So we are going to pass on the tickets and wait for for exciting destination tickets to come up for sale. Thank you