A little pop-up bar right on the Rhône — colourful furniture, bocce ball, some tables under the trees. Open only in summer. My first instinct was that I didn't like it, because I'm particular about my drinks and plastic cups are normally a hard no for me. But the beers here are shockingly cold and crispy and they just hit. The plastic cups work somehow.

The best part is the swimming. You can literally just step off the bank into the Rhône, stay in for a few minutes, climb back out, and keep going with your friends. I actually prefer river swimming to the lake — the water moves fast enough that it stays genuinely clean, no duck fleas, no still water warmth. This is the best point in the entire city for submerging your body in cold, refreshing water.

Further down at Jonction gets chaotic in peak summer hours — too crowded, too much going on. La Barge is calmer. Leave work slightly early, you're there in 15 minutes from most of central Geneva, you jump in, you drink a beer. That's it. Pure bliss.