Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Country of Chocolate, but no Chocolate Fondue?!

free weekend number two was no less exciting than the first...jenny and i made our way over to switzerland early and visited the absolutely gorgeous geneva...very stunning was the breathtaking view from the former watchtower over the entire city, mountains and lake...somewhat scary was discovering that the church tower was built in 1527!...geneva is a great place to get a good workout, though...walking up and down stairs and hills all day...very cool was taking a tour of the un hq in nations plaza...the artwork in the conference rooms and the famous broken chair by the numerous fountains was amazing and truly told the story of all of what the un stands for around the world...we also visited the red cross museum, which was just so unique in the way it presented its history...the diverse and interactive media was so informative and just so great...only way to say it...they had a temporary exhibit of photography displaying natural disasters and other tragic occurrences in a different light..it was also very impactful...i'm looking forward to basel (maybe it'll be a bit less expensive?!) and our guided visit to novartis!...i hear their facilities are quite something! (this was pre-written before actually being posted)

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