Flowers were everywhere in Switzerland but we were told they’d all be gone in a couple of weeks when cold weather sets in.

Brunswick Monument holding the tomb of Charles II. In return for the monument, he bequeathed his entire fortune to Geneva.

Jet d'Eau, Geneva’s 460 ft tall-defining fountain in Lake Geneva.  It was completed in 1951.

We walked up next to the base of the fountain; on a windy day, you can get very wet.

Mickey in a nearby park

Geneva’s Floral Clock-dating from 1955, its second hand is the longest in the world.

Swans in Lake Geneva

The Reformation Wall, honoring the Protestant Reformation.  It was erected at the 400th anniversary of John Calvin’s birth.

The two most famous individuals here are John Knox and John Calvin.

Surprisingly, Martin Luther is honored on a lesser-sized monument away from the main structure

The Reformation Monument is on the grounds of the University of Geneva-probably students scrawled this plea to save the Amazon area.

Geneva has a substantial United Nations presence.

After a short, morning tour of Geneva, we headed out to the country and stopped at this rest stop.  Many have exercise equipment like this.

On the road to Montreux, we saw these grapevines.  Everywhere in Switzerland, the plantings were extremely lush.