Harlan had a conference in Geneva, Switzerland for two days last week so I went along with him. We left Delft in the pouring rain and arrived in Geneva in the pouring rain. We were very damp! Luckily the next day dawned with blue skies and it was warm and sunny there the rest of the time!


Geneva is on Lake Geneva. I feel like the town sparkles with all the blue water. I spent my time walking the streets and also taking boats across the lake, which are part of the public transportation service of Geneva. Fun! Some of the famous sites are the giant flower clock
(the Swiss are famous for their clocks and watches, there are interesting clocks all around the city)
and the Jet d’eau (a fountain) which sprays a large jet of water straight up in the air for 140 meters. You can’t miss it!
I went to Saint Peter's Cathedral and climb one hundred fifty seven steps to get to the North Tower and saw fabulous panoramas overlooking the city and the lake.Below are some city views that I took just walking around.
Would you like to play a game of chess or checkers on giant boards in the park?

The United Nations is in New York City and also in Geneva. In my photo you can see the flags of all the nations if you look closely. In front of the flags is a sculpture in wood called ‘Broken Chair’ by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset. It a giant chair with a broken leg, representing opposition to land mines.

I also went to the Red Cross/Red Crescent Museum. I learned all about the history of this very important humanitarian organization. I am very impressed with the work they do, but I was very sad when I came out…the exhibition was a lot about war.

Harlan and I went to a restaurant that specialized in duck...here he is showing off his duck cassoulette...duck with beans!

A very famous mountain in Switzerland is Mount Blanc. You can see it across the lake in this photo if you look closely. There are clouds on the right hand side of the photo but on the left hand side is the mountain....it does look a bit like a white cloud but it isn't. Mount Blanc is part of the Alps range.