Geneva, Switzerland: (7 pictures) – Day 13
The Floral Clock - This is one of the few sights in Geneva
other than museums. It's a clock where everything except for the
hands is flowers. It symbolizes the big Swiss watch and clock industry.
The Water Fountain - Geneva has the world's tallest water
fountain at 460 feet tall. There was a walkway out to it and I was
able to get within 20 feet of the jet, although I got a little bit wet.
Geneva from the top of St. Pierre Cathedral - Consistent with
my desire to climb the tallest thing in each city, I went up to the top
of the tallest church spire in town and took this picture of rather boring
and very expensive Geneva.
Harbor from the top of St. Pierre Cathedral - You can see how
tall the water fountain actually is here. It's not really too attractive
and it looks a little tacky, don't you think?
Saint Pierre Cathedral - This is the church spire that I climbed
to get the two previous pictures. The church itself is at least 500
years old.
United Nations European Headquarters - Since there was
nothing else to do in Geneva, I took a long walk to see the United Nations
Headquarters. Yes that is a really big chair monument. I could
stand underneath the missing leg with my hands raised and I couldn't even
touch it.
Red Cross World Headquarters - Near the UN Headquarters
was also the Red Cross World Headquarters. Both were closed when
I got there, but I still walked around the outside a little. It was
nothing special actually.
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