Thursday afternoon, amazingly, though she was surrounded by excited children who were not using their indoor voices, a giant mechanical grandma appeared to be catching a few winks in Geneva before she and her grand-daughter wake up and stroll through the city Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
© Bill Harby
During their three days in Geneva, they’ll be exploring the neighborhoods of Carouge, Plainpalais, Parc La Grange and Paquis, and are likely to be accompanied by just a few tens of thousands of their newest friends.
Grandma and granddaughter are the stars of La Saga des Géants, a spectacular display of enormous puppets who have one foot in the 19th century and the other in some steampunk future. They’d love to meet you.
© Bill Harby
On Friday, the grand daughter will rise at 9:30 am at Place de la Sardaigne, while Grandma will shake off her slumber at 10:50 in Plainpalais. On Saturday and Sunday Geneva’s large visitors are both expected to rise at 10:00 am in Plainpalais.
During the day they will both take siestas en route before continuing their city strolls. Times and routes are shown here.
By Bill Harby
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