• Geneva streets

    12 juli 2024, Zwitserland ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F

    We ride the trolley to the final stop - Rive - and get off pretty close to the waterfront

    We'll cut through Jardin d'Anglais past the monument to Gustave Ador - a Swiss Politician and a president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1910-1928) and the via Quai bearing his name to a Geneva landmark- Jet d'Eau de Genève
    Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_d'Eau
    This thing is fenominal !

    You can also spot Phare des Pâquis - a listed monument, remarkable for its emblematic architecture and picturesque location.
    Current building replaced the first lighthouse in 1894 shortly before the Swiss National Exhibition of 1896 in Geneva. The lighthouse marks the entry to sGeneva Habour from the Rhone

    Actually, on pictures in 2nd row, you also should be able to spot Phare des Eaux-Vives - a small lighthouse to the right of Phare des Paquis:
    focal plane 3 m (10 ft); continuous red light. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal cast iron tower with an ornate domed roof. Tower painted white, lantern black.. Site and tower closed (this jetty does not appear to be walkable),
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