Europe trip part 3

On Thursday, once we eventually worked out how the public transport worked we went to Geneva to look around and see some cool sights. We walked on the river's edge and went on the ferris wheel. The ferris wheel went around 5 times and it was really fast. From the top we took some really good photos of the lake, lighthouse and the famous fountain Jet d ́eau - the water flies out at 200 kilometers per hour (lightening fast), reaches a height of 140 metres and 7 tonnes of water are in the air at any given time. 

The fountain was built as a safety valve for the local hydraulic power station built in the 1800ś but later the Swiss built a pumping station to send the water even higher in the air as a tourist attraction. Nearby there is a flower clock to represent Geneva's watch-making history, this is where the first watch was made in the world. There seems to be hundreds of watch shops in the city!

 In the afternoon we went on a boat trip to see the lake and the cool stuff around the edge. We saw Jet déau again, a nice lighthouse, lovely big gardens, massive mansions and the misty Mount Blanc, the famous ski area on the French side of the border, not Switzerland.

 After breakfast we jumped on the bus, then the tram into the city on Friday morning. We did a massive walk along the lakefront and up into the green zone which has the Botanic Gardens, zoo and World Trade Organisation. On our walk we came across a flamingo, ducks, deer and sheep with very long ears. For our reward for walking so far, I got pancakes. In the afternoon we walked to the old town which was lovely and the old buildings were stunning, especially the church. Just after 3:00pm we got a taxi to the rental car mum was a bit nervous, but we got back home in one piece! That evening we had dinner and watched the minions!