Back to Switzerland Part II
Warning: The pics in this post aren't necessarily in date order, they're sort of randomized.
The closing ceremonies of the Model UN Conference at the Palais de Nations were a joke, really late starting and about as boring and self-adulating as an awards ceremony could be. But we made our own fun in the seats.
Lysandra shows her Japanese half.
Juan definitely had his pants open in the middle of the General Assembly Hall, but I guess security didn't notice.
We had 2 days after the conference before heading home, so we headed east on a train to Bern, the capital, in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Bern is very different from Geneva, but not much has changed since I first visited in April 2003.
Fancy clockwork
Bern gets its name from the bear, and there has been a bear pit in Bern for ages, though there are currently plans to move them to a better location.
The crest of the Canton of Bern is visible all over the place. In Switzerland, unlike Canada, the symbols and flags of the various cantons are seen all over the place.
This bunny statue thing was a bit taller than me, and is the main display in the centre of the chocolates and Easter egg section of a grocery store. I have no clue how this would entice people to buy more chocolate.
This is European architecture at its best
The view to which I awoke in the hostel in Bern
We had a visit to the International Labor Organisation in Geneva, where we watched the ending of the 298th session. This is the long, old-school hallway leading in. The building used to house the World Trade Organisation headquarters.
The Broken Chair, a commemoration of victims of landmines. From this angle, the broken leg isn't really visible, and if you look for a bit you may notice the 3D optical illusion thus created.
Earpieces are a must for true diplomats, though many of them malfunction and the volume is always a hassle.
All week we had great sunny, warm weather and then a wee bit of rain, but when we left the closing ceremonies there was a raging blizzard outside! I've never seen such huge snowflakes in my life! Too bad they're hard to photograph, but Juan proves that cold precipitation did indeed fall on us that afternoon.
The closing ceremonies of the Model UN Conference at the Palais de Nations were a joke, really late starting and about as boring and self-adulating as an awards ceremony could be. But we made our own fun in the seats.
Lysandra shows her Japanese half.
Juan definitely had his pants open in the middle of the General Assembly Hall, but I guess security didn't notice.
We had 2 days after the conference before heading home, so we headed east on a train to Bern, the capital, in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Bern is very different from Geneva, but not much has changed since I first visited in April 2003.
Fancy clockwork
Bern gets its name from the bear, and there has been a bear pit in Bern for ages, though there are currently plans to move them to a better location.
The crest of the Canton of Bern is visible all over the place. In Switzerland, unlike Canada, the symbols and flags of the various cantons are seen all over the place.
This bunny statue thing was a bit taller than me, and is the main display in the centre of the chocolates and Easter egg section of a grocery store. I have no clue how this would entice people to buy more chocolate.
This is European architecture at its best
The view to which I awoke in the hostel in Bern
We had a visit to the International Labor Organisation in Geneva, where we watched the ending of the 298th session. This is the long, old-school hallway leading in. The building used to house the World Trade Organisation headquarters.
The Broken Chair, a commemoration of victims of landmines. From this angle, the broken leg isn't really visible, and if you look for a bit you may notice the 3D optical illusion thus created.
Earpieces are a must for true diplomats, though many of them malfunction and the volume is always a hassle.
All week we had great sunny, warm weather and then a wee bit of rain, but when we left the closing ceremonies there was a raging blizzard outside! I've never seen such huge snowflakes in my life! Too bad they're hard to photograph, but Juan proves that cold precipitation did indeed fall on us that afternoon.
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