Bonjour mes amis! Wednesday we visited Geneva with my cousins. It is truly a global city, a financial centre, and a very important international co-operation centre with New York. The presence there of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross along with the place where the Geneva Conventions were signed makes it quite important in the world. We visited the Broken Chair which is a monumental sculpture in wood by the Swiss artist Daniel Berset, constructed of 5.5 tons of wood and is 12 metres (39 feet) high. It depicts a giant chair with a broken leg and stands across the street from the Palace of Nations. It symbolizes opposition to land mines and cluster bombs, and acts as a reminder to politicians and others visiting Geneva. We also visited the famous and beautiful flower clock in Geneva which is a symbol of the Geneva watch industry and is located at the edge of the Jardin Anglais(English Garden) since 1955. We took a boat trip on Lac Léman and saw the famous Jet d'eau or water fountain. This water fountain, originally a simple security valve at the Coulouvrenière hydraulic factory, has, over the years, grown to be the symbol of Geneva. Our boat trip on Lac Léman provided us with beautiful views of the fall foliage.
Mme. Wallace
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