Zurich or Geneva for New Years Eve?

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My sister is coming to visit at Christmas and we'll be visiting both Geneva and Zurich over the holidays so I was wondering which would be a better bet for New Years Eve?

Things we're into: old fashioned bars, beer, wine, good food, perhaps some fireworks, a little snow, a lot of craic...

Things we're not into: packed nightclubs, deafening music, drunken louts puking in the street/on us.

Apologies if this has been covered before, and I don't want to start/restart some French/German hostilities, but I've been to and enjoy both cities, so I was really looking for some personal opinions or insight about which you prefer and why.

Merci/Danke/Thanks!

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I can only talk for Geneva, which is pretty quiet at NYE I am afraid. Most people are away or in the mountains. There are a few events but quite low profile. For a big firework you need to come in August.

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http://www.silvesterzauber.ch/programm/

New Years Eve in Zürich

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These are the "events" going on in Geneva...quiet!

http://www.geneve-tourisme.ch/en/see...action/result/

This is for smaller scale, more inclusive events last year, I suspect it will be similar this year and it will give you an idea:

http://allaboutgeneva.com/2014/12/26...015-in-geneva/

There is of course NYE boat cruises on the lake http://www.lake-geneva-switzerland.com/all-lake-geneva-ferry-boats/new-years-eve-boat-cruises-on-lake-geneva/

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I am a bit astonished. Geneva has a large and beautiful lake , lots of large Hotels, many beautiful and lively squares in the City and enough Money to finance Events

And the ARVE beats SIHL and SCHANZENGRABEN https://www.google.ch/search?q=arve+...FcLXFAod0mEEqw

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Go to Chamonix. Everyone is partying, going bar to bar, drinking champagne in the streets, dressed up wearing crazy hats, etc. The fireworks at midnight are great.