Showing posts with label UN Palais. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UN Palais. Show all posts

Thursday, May 14, 2015

Spending some snowy time

In conjunction with the Winter season, Geneva had this LED light celebration. So, some people came around and lighted up a whole lotta things then! It certainly lighted up and made it look like white Christmas... that came earlier! And so, the below photos are all taken via my Z3 and some from my wife's Galaxy S4.
 Missus was very excited over the snow and of course, decided she wanted to get in the action as well.
 So one needs is paper and a scissors.
Pretty eh? But wait, do you notice something interesting about them?
 Do they look familiar?
 Google Star Wars SnowFlakes for more info...or visit here
 Frost is here... but where's the snow???
Here is it!!! Waking it to a light sprinkling of snow... with a super excited wife and a somewhat staid husband! :p
 
  It was on a Sunday, and we rushed through breakfast, bundled up a sleepy toddler and rushed downstairs...

Here you go sweetie: Your first feel of snow... Lucky you!!!
Sorry luv. No can do...!!!
  
 Playing in a park, deserted and leaving our tracks behind...
 Family groupie...
 That's what snow is... fresh too.
 Yup, that's all our tracks!








 Lonely...
 I'm so lonely...



 As it was Sunday, we were of course, there for Sunday Service. And it snowed some more!!!
 At St Nicholas parking lot!
 The lonely street and tram line...
 We decided to visit UN Palais as it snowed there as well.
 Another groupie.
 Crunching the snow away...
 A view from the 8th floor of WHO's terrace...

Ah, snow. Freezing and cold. But fun at times... when you're warm and toasty inside!

The End.

Friday, November 21, 2014

Hello, Geneva: Please met my family #2!

Being Catholics, church services was a thing to do on either on a Saturday or Sunday. And so, we made our way to this church. Interestingly, I had gone to it's smaller version 5 years ago when I was here for the H1N1 response in WHO.

Now, it's gotten phenomenally bigger and for me, much easier to get to as it's just off the #15 Tram line.
As with any kids, Little One needs his toy to be entertained...

This is new. Nice stain glass...
Praying @ Mother Mary.

4 bells baby!!!
Just under 10mins away is UN Palais, the UN HQ for Europe.
Wheeee... Rainbow!!!
"What's that Mummy???"

Towering above.
Look at that long mural...
Nice to have these tram stops with a similarly raised platform so it makes it easy for parents with strollers and disabled to roll on/off.

As they say, all roads lead to Rome; so too does all buses, trains and trams lead to Gare Cornavin or Cornavin Station...
As Little One love Chuggington, it was obvious that we would have to let him see the real deal...
One of the great things over here, is that you can actually just walk up onto the platforms. Of course, there are train conductors onboard to check your tickets, but this is pleasant for us.
Double Decker TGV...
Unlike Malaysians, bright sunny day means time out in the park and not in shopping malls!
Laze around. Enjoy the sun. Time to catch up with friends and family...
This is a mini ice skating ring we thinks and since it's dry, kids play it in with balls... smaller kids like Little One's age group.
Thankfully, he's happy to just run around within it but that doesn't mean he wouldn't be attempting to pick things up and 'taste' them... sigh.

So that means, chasing after him and ensuring he's not putting stuff into his mouth.
There were some kids who let Little One play with them...
"What are you thinking boy?"
This is something you definitely don't see back home...
I wonder whether it cools the building more?

The End.

Gyeongbokgung Palace, National Palace Museum of Korea & Going Home

Just before heading home, we visited this site: Gyeongbokgung Palace. Unfortunately, while it looks nice and sunny, it isn't! It...