Geneva and Farewell
Today we traveled with our new LA friends and our French hosts to Geneva, Switzerland. The ride to Geneva was beautiful with lots of rolling green hills. Upon entering the city, one can see that this city is very cosmopolitan and has influences from all over the world. Right away one could see signs in all sorts of languages.
We met with a tour guide who showed us the famous fountain that shoots water up right from lac Léman (Lake Geneva for foreigners). We saw the European HQ for the UN as well as a number of international organizations. We then walked in the old part of the city and learned of growth as a center for banking and clocks. The guide described Geneva as having a long history of openness since the city was the birthplace for several branches of Protestantism and therefore drew Protestant refugees from all over Europe. We then went to the Patek Phillipe Museum which is a famous clock museum. Sadly, we were not allowed to take any pictures, but we were amazed by all of the creative ways that people placed time pieces into jewelry, fans, pins, etc. The two watchmakers also made clocks that had mechanical birds pop out on the hour.
Lastly, we said our farewells at a closing reception. We are grateful to the French correspondents, their families, the teachers, and school staff that made our trip so memorable and wonderful.
We met with a tour guide who showed us the famous fountain that shoots water up right from lac Léman (Lake Geneva for foreigners). We saw the European HQ for the UN as well as a number of international organizations. We then walked in the old part of the city and learned of growth as a center for banking and clocks. The guide described Geneva as having a long history of openness since the city was the birthplace for several branches of Protestantism and therefore drew Protestant refugees from all over Europe. We then went to the Patek Phillipe Museum which is a famous clock museum. Sadly, we were not allowed to take any pictures, but we were amazed by all of the creative ways that people placed time pieces into jewelry, fans, pins, etc. The two watchmakers also made clocks that had mechanical birds pop out on the hour.
Lastly, we said our farewells at a closing reception. We are grateful to the French correspondents, their families, the teachers, and school staff that made our trip so memorable and wonderful.
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