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| Thursday, 1-May-2008 08:00 |
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Exploring Geneva
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We're taking this morning train at 10.04 am to Geneva,so by 8.30,all of us were ready for our next adventurous day.I managed to keep in touch with K.Yati from Geneva who has agreed to take us around Geneva.
Luckily the kids were at their best behaviour today since we had agreed if anyone misbehaved then there shall be no more future trips for that particular person,namely A'an & Anis of course,mommy and daddy never get in the list since we are the parents and the regulator,hahaha 
The view along the train ride from Bern to Geneva are so panoramic and Subhanallah,I cudn't ask for more...so natural beauty.The Alps,the Lake Le'Man and all those greeneries are amazing!!! 
As for Geneva,this city is built around the lake and it's a big city,much bigger compared to Bern...and I must say it consists of nice beautiful building and it also has an old town well preserved by the UN to maintain its culture and heritage...to find out more about Geneva,u can go to http://yatiseman.fotopages.com
| Quote: | THE ITINERARY
8.40-off to the Central Train Station
10.04-Departure to Geneva
12.00-Arrival at Geneva
12.30-Geneva Tour begins from UN office
12.45-Lake Geneva(Lac Le'Man) tour ie:includes Boat Tour,strolling alongside the lake,among others visiting tourist main attraction:Jet D'eau and Flower Clock
3.30-K.Yati took us to her home in Versoix for lunch(Fried mihun and pulut kuning with serunding...mmmm,yummmy) and solat
4.30-Out to Tulip Festival in Morges(30 minutes' drive)
5.00-Tulips craze began
6.30-To Lausanne Train station
7.20-Train to Bern
8.40-Arriving in Bern,Railcity
8.50-Headed home in Bretenrain
9.00-Preparing simple dinner of french fries and mi goreng
10.30-ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ |
IN GENEVA
These are some of pics taken in Geneva 
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BIG BROKEN CHAIR IN GENEVA
Anybody who's lived in Geneva, (and for that matter anyone who's visited) is probably aware of the big broken chair in Place des Nations, a piece of protest art by Daniel Berset on the subject of landmines. People who have a gripe with the UN or one or more of its member states have held frequent demonstrations under the chair. Because of the more-or-less constant demonstrations the lawn on which the big broken chair lived was usually a big muddy mess.
This week the chair is back after an absence of a couple of years during which the plaza under it was renovated. They've redone the whole thing as one gigantic concrete fountain, replacing the lawn which was there before.
An interesting point is that the chair, which arrived in 1997, wasn't originally intended to occupy Place des Nations perminently, but only for three months. It's not particulary well thought of in the UN where a couple of the more powerful member states aren't really on board with the anti-landmine movement. I'll let you dear reader figure out who I'm talking about.
However Handicapped International, the anti-landmine NGO which owns the chair, apparently has some friends in High Swiss Places, namely the federal counselor from Geneva, who happens to be taking a turn as president this year. |
Fete de la Tulip
(Tulips Festival)in Morges,Geneva
Footnote:
I was so overjoyed with those breathtaking sceneries during our journey that by the time we reached Geneva,the camera's battery was already running low,still managed to get few shots but not to my satisfactory since we have to be cautious of the battery problems...  but then thanks to my mobile phone camera,the pictures are not that sharp but not too bad though since it still came in handy for the tulips festival
To Kak Yati & family,thanks sooooo much for being such a sporting and great host  ,your hospitality is very much appreciated!And..sorry for that commotion in the first place...huhu... 
I hope we will meet again and I believe we will... 
| Quote: | Mrshenri~Hihihi...ada2 je lah awak ni izan...tp try le kot mana tau sampai sini jugak,kan...
P/S:Kita dah tmbh story of the big broken chair utk jwb soklan awak tuh,baca jgn tak baca plak...
Yati-M~Udah le tuh,pecah kepala tu karang duk head bang plak...nah,amik munge nih 
Mamasya~Mmg habis kelabu mata ni nmpk tulips everywhere akak...tang model tu takyah suruh,volunteer aje..Mmg sonok jumpa kwn baru,Kak Yati tu sporting abis...bila plak Aimah nak jumpa akak,kan...
Nana~Mmg la asik jln je sbb baru nak berkenalan dgn Swiss ni haa..
P/S:Alahai,cik abg sayang dah balik Msia ke...huhu,takpe nanti u pun nak balik tak lama lagi dah kan...Okie dokie,I'll see u in KL!
Fizan~Ha'ah,kalau berjalan tu tak sah kalau tak amik gmbr..kamera wajib ada dlm beg ni..hehe
Azian~Kakyan,mmg aimah tgh pulun berjalan ni,duk sini pun 2 bln stgh je kan...
Mommy Sofie~Hahaha...jeles jgn tak jeles!Dtg la lepak sini kalau nak,tp tiket beli sendiri tau!Hihi... Nanti dtg bolehla kita pi kutip tulips sesama ok..
P/S;Remos?Tu je yg ada,rambut dia tak naik2 lagi ni,risau plak..huhu 
Shima~Mmg skrg ni very nice weather..itu yg harus kena keluar hari2 tuh,hihi
P/S:Mmg ada perasaan nak pegi bwk bakul pastu kutip tulips kat park tu tp takut nanti kena tgkp polis plak,hahaha 
Mummy Sofea~Kat sini ada je tulips kat park..pastu most of the house yg ada garden mesti ada tulips,cantikkk... 
P/S:Story dia pun unik kan.. 
dOd~Nak pegang bunga tulip tu ke...alah pegang kat skrin komputer ni je,bolehhh?
P/S:Collage ni baru sikit2 tgh belajar..tak pandai lagi la...guna photoscape
Emy~Salam Emy,tu lah mmg ingat Emy ni batch Aida dulu kan...Btw,baru je 2 mgu kat sini,ikut cik abg on-job-training 2 bln stgh kat sini.
P/S:Aida dah dua anak gak,sepasang mcm akak,jd lecturer kat IIS,Gombak
Zara~Salam,seronok sgt2...hihi,semua pun geram tgk bunga kan..kalau dah nama pompuan tu mmg suka...
Syira~ |
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