I arrived in Geneva in the late afternoon on sunday after making my way onto the FREE train that takes you from the airport to cornavin the central station in geneva. I was not impressed but I think that had something to do with the hunger, sweaty back from my rucksack and angst about what I had just done to myself. But once I got to the hostel this dissipated when I went into my room and met a great group of girls.
After this point its safe to say that Geneva grew on me. It is expensive but I think the price hysteria is driven up by the fact that the francs to pounds conversion rate is difficult. It seemed like a lovely cultural place but it wasn't overwhelmingly busy like London can be. I was particularly impressed by the fact that public transport was free for us tourists. I would definitely love to go back and the whole experience made me excited for uni and travelling next summer with my friends.
All the photos were taken on my Canon 100d which i bought for the trip/future travelling. We have a canon 70d as a family but I didn't feel comfortable taking it abroad and thought it was time to get my own camera. The 100d is great as its smaller lighter and therefore more portable and great for travelling without significantly sacrificing on quality and it can use all of the lenses we already have at home which is great.
A ceiling of a conference room within the UN. I spent as much time in awe of the architecture of the buildings as I did admiring the work done within the buildings.
This ceiling was made out of resin!
As you can see the light in Geneva was amazing.
Architecturally my favourite building we visited was the UN AIDS building (above) within the building there were courtyards that has trees growing in the them and the abundance of glass made it a beautiful space.
I liked these dated columns in the International Labour Organisation headquarters.
Swiss french border.
When I was taking these photos I was annoyed by everyones hands getting into my frame but its actually produced some interesting photos. I like the glow of the sun through the hand.
David + Astrid
enjoy!