A Trip Overseas Part 3: Power and Majesty

I have mentioned the United Nations building in my earlier post (Part 1), and I would like to describe it a bit more before I talk about the Alps. The UN building has great infrastructure and has a very large campus. There is a very beautiful fountain at the entrance and a chair with a broken leg sits near the fountain – it reminds one that a person cannot stay in power forever and that power corrupts.

It also has a very great shop which has almost everything – from wine to chocolates to stationery J.

Moving on to the Alps: The Alps mountain range runs through several countries in Europe, from Austria on the east to France in the west. The Chamonix-Mont Blanc Mountains are very close to the city of Geneva. Mount Blanc is 15,782 feet tall and it is the highest mountain in the Alps. To reach to the top of the mountains you have to take a ski lift and there are many towers that you can choose to climb to get a better view from the top. There is a magnificent bridge, on crossing which you reach Italy. Below the mountains is the city of Chamonix, which surprisingly hardly receives snow.  

A Trip Overseas Pt 2

A very beautiful museum in the City of Geneva, the Patek Philip Museum, is tightly tucked away between two small buildings and differently colored buildings, some green, some brown.
A truly magnificent museum, though not very grand, it is a must see. It presents watches of all generations, from pocket watches to wall clocks to the very recent wrist watches. Beautifully hand crafted watches with great detail were present in the museum.

Each watch showed the passion with which it was made, and each had its own story to tell.
There were watches made in everything from knifes to mirrors to fans and many more things. There was not a thing that didn't and couldn't have a watch in it!
A very interesting watch was one made in a Pistol which at a certain time would make a noise making a bird spring out which would start to sing. The museum was truly an experience of a life time.

These delicate yet exquisite watches give a very royal and rich feeling!

A trip overseas pt 1

Day 1:

As the plane landed in Geneva a pleasant wind greeted me at the airport. It was late at night and I reached my hotel in around fifteen minutes.

Sleep hit me since I had been travelling for a long time that day.

Day 2:

St Pierre's Cathedral

As the morning arrived I grabbed a quick breakfast, decided to make a visit to the cathedrals and a few of the museums. I went for a visit to the famous cathedral of St Pierre.An amazing church with carved wooden chairs and intricate glass work. I also managed a visit to the Roman Orthodox Church, a wonder of its own with gold plated domes having beautiful artifacts and great pictures. Later after a leisurely lunch at the United  Nations cafeteria, offering a great variety of foods, me being a vegetarian, still managed to find a surprising number of vegetarian dishes. The Nation’s grounds were quite pleasant to explore, with big gardens and a great shop, it’s a must visit. I later visited the museum of Art and history. Containing many fine art sculptures and great paintings. There was a special exhibition going on about Rome, which was very informative. One of my favorite paintings was one by Jan Brueghel called "Bouquet of Flowers in a vase”. I returned back by the tram which is a preferred mode of transport for most of the population. This ended my second day.

The Coat of arms Geneva