Geneva

Geneva is a nice city, but thats about as far as it goes. Nice to live, but lacking in the tourism areas. Of course, it has the traditional Old Town, but since most of the city didn't get going until the 1600's, its not quite as spectactular as other cities. Of note is the famous Protestant wall, a wall 150m long dedicated to Protestant history (Geneva was a safe haven for Protestant reformers while they were being persecuted), the famous waterfountain in the lake, and the mountainous surroundings. It is, however, a town that I would probably be most interested in living in should I ever live in Europe. Modern and efficient, cost of living for non-tourists isn't bad, and VERy international. Seriously, try finding a Swiss restaurant in Geneva. Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, Mexican, Lebanese, Syrian, American, lots of French, German (all operated by someone of that nationality), but not many Swiss restaurants to be found.

Oh, and Swiss chocolate is delicious, but a bit pricey starting at $95/kg (about 2.2lbs). And of course, I got the obligatory genuine Swiss Army knife (even the original Swiss Army model).

1) Public Transportation boat across Lake Geneva

2) Swiss are smart - when they name a road after someone, they put what that person did to get a road named after them on the sign

3) Victoria Concert Hall

4) Protestant Wall

5) Russian Orthodox church, circa late 19th century (Geneva is a very diverse city for religion)

6) St. Pierre Cathedral, served as a Protestant church during the reformation until it was handed back over to the Catholic diocese

7) View of Lake geneva and the new part of the city from St. Pierre's tower

8) Yummy Swiss Chocolate

9) UN Headquarters Europe

10) Swiss vineyard

11) View of Lake Geneva from the Jura Mountains

12) Mountains

13) St Cergue

14) Mountain hiking