I am not too big on GE in summer - gets too dusty and smelly with all the eager motorbikes and nutty traffic, there aren't enough trees and lawns unlike other big cities I miss, to keep the temps and dust lower. I prefer the summers outside of the city, les bains aren't as crowded elsewhere while the view is as stunning. The boat suggestion is an excellent one, cool on the lake, amazing view, wonderful way to be in two countries withing couple of hours.

It fabulous for: studying, wicked libraries and library services, great resources of books in thrift stores, museums, sheet music and other obscure findings, interestingly odd cafes that only open couple of hours a week, geeky interest groups, fab gay bars and culture, my beloved Stich&Bitch action group, junky flee market, sales on anything you desire. It is condusive to art, muzzak, intellectual growth and good ol' bitchin'. It is liberal and people take interest in helping you out, argue with you or accept somebody's else's strange life and missfitting. It has beautiful history which is well planted within the region, linked to Annecy, etc. The job market is still interesting, rewarding go-getters and ambition, which is pretty positive these days. I enjoy the diversity of multicultural environment. My classmates are fabulous, from all corners of the world.

Big downfall, it's incredibly expensive, snobby and too packed with uber important and boring corporate busy bodies. In fact, it is too expensive for too many people to have a decent life there, you can see how poverty is hurting a lot of people there. The work conditions as they are known elsewhere are way harder in this competitive environment.