Before my train to Paris I had a few hours to explore Geneva in more depth. With Caroline joining the students from BSAO, I was on my own so I decided to begin with a boat cruise on Lake Geneva. For 15 Swiss franc (approximately $15) I cruised along the lake for over an hour seeing many of the sights from the boat. Among the highlights were a closer look at Jet d'eau:
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| The fountain shoots 500 litres of water per second to a height of 140 meters, at a speed of 200 kilometres per hour. The column of water weighs 8 tons! |
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| Chateau de Bellerive (built in the 17C for the Duke of Savoy) and the Little Mermaid of Lake Geneva |
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| At top: Chaeau Rothschild (1858-60) - current home of Baron Edmond de Rothschild and will be given to City of Geneva upon his death |
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| Palais Wilson: a luxury hotel built in the 1870s which became headquarters of the League of Nations from 1919/20 until it was dissolved on 18 April 1946. It is now the site of the UN's Commission for Human Rights. |
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| View of Geneva with St. Peter's Cathedral in the center |
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