We left Zermatt this morning and took a series of trains across the countryside to the French speaking part of Switzerland and on into Geneva. As a child I used to watch a TV show called "The Champions" about a group of agents with special powers who were based in Geneva. The starting sequence showed them standing in front of the Jet D'Eau fountain in Lake Geneva. So I've always wanted to see it.
A fascinating fact about Lake Geneva is that although it's the largest body of water in the Alps, it's not the largest lake in Switzerland because a lot of Lake Geneva is actually in France.
Geneva has a strong UN presence and is also home to the headquarters of many international organizations such as the WHO, WTO, the Red Cross, etc. It's also worth noting that the symbol of the Red Cross is the Swiss flag with the colours reversed. We took a short tour of the city by bus before being dropped off at our hotel for our evening dinner cruise on the lake.
There are many impressive multi-million dollar homes along the lakeside belonging to people like Roger Federer.
We sailed into French waters during the evening and by the time we came back it was dark so I got to see the Jet D'Eau lit up as well
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