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| Friday 3rd August
- Milla tucks in the day after we land in Geneva. |
Friday 3rd August
- a short walk from Oleg's Apartment affords this view. |
Friday 3rd August
- this is a grassy knoll over looking the area known as Grand Saconnex. |
Friday 3rd August - the
floral display is of a bee and a honey pot. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- the view over the Airport shows a range of hills in France south of
Geneva. |
Friday 3rd August
- the Genevan's love their statues of naked people for some reason. |
Friday 3rd August. |
Friday 3rd August - same day
as we take a stroll down to The Nations for a view of one of the United
Nations agency buildings. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- Liya and Milla pose outside the Dolphin fountain outside the same UN
Building. |
Friday 3rd August
- a short distance from the Dolphins is this knotted anti-aircraft gun. |
Friday 3rd August
- Liya has pictures of a similar knotted Gun outside the UN in New York -
but this one is real! |
Friday 3rd August - a giant
chair stands outside the UN main office building at "The Nations" Plaza. One
leg has been blown off. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- a close up of the chair. We had no idea as to the significance. |
Friday 3rd August
- you have to get a tour of the UN before you learn of its significance... |
Friday 3rd August
- of course it represents the victims of landmines. |
Friday 3rd August - the hill
leading up to the main UN building. Everyone wants their photo taken here. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- Liya and Milla walk around the giant three legged chair. |
Friday 3rd August
- that chair again. |
Friday 3rd August
- the security check point - although the Main UN Office is not that secure. |
Friday 3rd August - you can
stick your camera through the fence and get this picture no problem at all. |
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| Friday 3rd August - and this picture. |
Friday 3rd August - and this picture. We'll return to this place on Tuesday
next. |
Friday 3rd August - Liya gets lost in the Jardin Botanique in Geneva. |
Friday 3rd August
- the Geneva Botanical Gardens are right next door to the UN and just over
the Railway tracks. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- it was a lovely hot sunny days but we didn't like the loos very much. |
Friday 3rd August
- this view through the trees is of the World Trade Organisation building
down on the shores of the Lake. |
Friday 3rd August - view of Liya and Milla walking past
the greenhouses. |
Friday 3rd August - another
place near the lake. The main road separates the Lake from the Botanical
Gardens. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- within the grounds of the Botanical Gardens is this Merry-go-round. |
Friday 3rd August
- we will return to this place on our very last day in Geneva. Milla finds a
boyfriend right here! |
Friday 3rd August
- our first view of Lake Leman. Also known as Lake Geneva. |
Friday 3rd August - the lake
on a hot clear day. It isn't so much fun later in the week when we took the
boat tour. Then it was cold and wet. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- you could stare at this all day. |
Friday 3rd August
- a very good place to have a boat. |
Friday 3rd August
- a very nice place indeed. |
Friday 3rd August - Lake
Geneva. |
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| Friday 3rd August
- our first view of the famous Fountain. |
Friday 3rd August
- the fountain is variously described as a 'Water Spout' or 'Jet' |
Friday 3rd August
- here is Liya and sleeping Milla in front of the Jet. |
Friday 3rd August - and here
is Mark looking very pleased with himself. The baby slept on the plane so we
are all completely sane at this point. |
