The 2nd country we visited was Switzerland.
Journey (by bus) from Paris to Geneva, Switzerland took around 8-9 hours. On the long drive, we had a few stops at beautiful places to take pictures.
Our first stop was still in France, a place called Beaune which is famous for good quality French wine. Vineyards are a plenty in this region. We also had our lunch here. For the non-Muslim group members, they enjoyed wine-tasting and bought some for the trip and to be brought back for family. The city of Beaune is pretty quiet, not much people there but the view is very nice and tranquil..
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| City of Beaune...very tranquil |
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| @ Beaune with tour mate, Ummi |
When we reached Geneva, we had a quick city tour to see the majestic United Nations (UN) headquarters building, the heaquarters of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Jardin Anglais which is famous for it's large & beautiful flower clock. We also went to see the "Broken Chair". It depicts a giant chair with a broken leg and stands across the street from the Palace of Nations, in Geneva. It symbolises opposition to land mines and cluster bombs, and acts as a reminder to politicians and others visiting Geneva.
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| The Broken Chair |
On 2nd day in Switzerland, we went to the Glacier 3000 in the Swiss Alps. It really was a wonderful experience even though the weather was very cold (when I was there, it was -8 degrees celsius) and one should never miss to go to the Swiss Alps (be it Glacier 3000, Mt. Titlis or Mt. Jungfrau)..the view is magnificent!
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| Swiss Alps |
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| We took a ride on this @Glacier 3000 |
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| Enjoying the view in cable car going up to Glacier 3000 |
Next, we went to Interlaken...a beautiful and peaceful town. We then spent the night in Bern.
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| View of the mountains from Interlaken |
