May 7, 2013

WARNING!!          AVERTISSEMENT!!          ACHTUNG!!          WARNING!!

This blog will be all about ME!  So, please move on if this doesn't interest you….

We spent yesterday in my city, Geneva.  It was a cloudy rainy (off and on), breezy day. 

We walked through the old part of my city.  Up hills, down hills, window shopping and getting lost and found again.  We saw my Cathedral.

And my Spa.

And my flower clock.  

We found my Art Museum with a sign on the door, Closed Lundi.  Sure wish the lady who told us where it was would have mentioned that!  We stopped to have a Pepsi Light.

The flowers in my city are so beautiful.  Big pots of tulips, pansies and more.  

Here's my police station with their cars parked in front.  This is why we weren't arrested yesterday for running the red light.  There isn't enough room in the back of the car for us.

Here are my new shoes.

We had lunch a one of my cafes, Demi Lune Cafe. We had a great cold and hot canapé dish.  It was fun trying different little bites.

Then it started to rain on me.  So we walked back to our hotel.  The construction crew was going full bore, but I did manage to sneak in a short nap. 

Fortified by the nap we went on a one hour boat tour of my Lake.

Lake Geneva is beautiful.  There’s an amazing fountain in my lake. 

Here it is at night.

Here’s a picture of Baron Von Rothschild’s home that he gave to me!

And when Mr. Buckmiller died he left me his entire estate!  I put up a plaque in appreciation. 

On the boat tour we saw the United Nations building, the UNESCO building and the United Nations on Human Rights Commission building. 

We wandered all over my city some more.  Bc says we walked 3-4 miles today.  I plan to meet briefly this morning with the Human Rights Commission to go over some issues I have found here in my city.  Namely, why do most young people smoke?  What are the speed limits around here? Why are there not seat protectors in restrooms?  Why are there not screens on the windows so we can open the windows at night?  I think these are human right's issues, don't you?

We went back to our room to wait for another rain storm to pass.  Then we went out to dinner.  We had a salad and shared a pasta dish.  It was all good.  Then back to the room for a chocolate left over from Paris and a good night’s sleep. 

Well, enough about me, what do you think about me?    We are off this sunny morning to Berne.  Let’s hope there won’t be too much trouble with construction, marathons or accidents. 

Love to you all, bc and gc 

p.s.  BC here.  I did find something  last night I have never seen anywhere in the world.  Stopping in the restaurant "facilities" I noticed 3 buttons on the top of the otherwise normal looking toilet.  So of course I had to push one......no, it didn't flush.  Instead a small arm came out over the seat and began to spray water on the seat.  Well I figured I had begun an explosion of toilet water so I wasn't sure what to do.  Then the TOTALLY unexpected occurred.  The toilet seat began to spin  around while the little arm washed, scrubbed and dried it.  I gazed in astonishment.  Then it did a click, buzz, whir and the little arm went back to its home.  I left the room in astonishment at having gone through my first automated toilet seat wash.......