Geneva: The Global City

Geneva is popularly regarded as the “Global City” because of the number of International Organizations that are present in the area including the Red Cross. It also the venue of the famous signing of the “Geneva Conventions”, which clearly defined the management of the “Prisoners of War” and its distinctions from the non-combatants’.

Geneva also, like Zurich, is honored to be the recipient of several international awards such as it is known as the “2^nd Highest Quality of Living in the World” in 2007.

Although Geneva has many distinguished landmarks, it is also a home of 2 famous landmarks in the world today; The Jet d’Eau and the Reformation Wall:

Jet d’Eau or Water Jet is a very huge water artificial fountain in Geneva. It is in fact the largest fountain in the world. It is one of Geneva’s unique Tourists’ Sites and it is visible from any location through out the City. The fountain powerfully blows 132 galon of water per second at the height of 140 meters. In any given time while the jet is operating, it literally leaves about 7,000 liter of water in the air.

The Reformation Wall or otherwise known as “The International Monument to the Reformation” is a famous monument-landmark in Geneva. It is the symbol that represents the Fortifications’ Integral Importance of Spiritual Reformation”. Historically, Geneva is the birth place of Calvinism which is nearly close to the principles of Protestantism.

Geneva is likewise the home of many International Organizations including that of the United Nations, to wit:

1. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
2. The International Civil Defence Organization (ICDO)
3. The International Labour Organization (ILO)
4. The International Organization for Migration (IOM)
5. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
6. The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
7. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
8. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
9. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
10. The World Health Organization (WHO)
11. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
12. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
13. The World Trade Organization (WTO)
14. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU)

Zurich: The Best Place in the World

Zurich is the largest City of Switzerland. It is known as the place having the “Best Quality of Life” in the world as per 2006 to 2008 surveys. It is the main City of Switzerland for Commercial and Cultural Establishments. It is likewise known as one of the “World’s Global Cities” It offers a lot to tourists from Galleries, Museums, Banks, Zoo and many many more...

Galleries: The most popular gallery in Switzerland is the “Kunsthaus”. It has a huge collection of European Middle Ages Art.

Museums: The most admired museum in Zurich or in Switzerland as a whole is the Rietberg Museum. It simply gives tourists a very nice peep of original Non-European Arts from India, China and Africa. Arts that will entice you to research more of what you have missed to know about these countries. It is really a “Time Travel” Museum.

Banks: Switzerland is the home of the safest banks in the world, so as it is known to be for decades. It has a mile-long street of “credibly world’s safest” banks, if I may say.

Zoo: Switzerland has a wide zoo named as Zurich Zoo. It is 11,000 square-meter of wide-varieties of animals and plants too.

As my wife said, Zurich City of Switzerland is Simply the “Best Place in the World” to spend a vacation, if not a place to spend a lifetime….

Davos: The Best Ice in the World

Davos is a town of Graubünden Region in Switzerland. Graubünden is some what a German word which means “Grey Union”.

The settlement of people in Davos started in 1280 when the Barons of Van permitted the German Speaking Walser colonists to settle in the area. Davos was the biggest settlement area then in the whole Switzerland. Indeed, it’s by this reason that the people in Davos uses a little bit of German-like words as incorporated in their language.

Davos is currently popular as venue of international conventions for World Economic Forum (WEF) and likewise for Ice Skiing. Annually, Convention and Sports Gathering Championships are the most awaited events of the year in Davos. It’s like a festival when these days are coming. There are also a lot of Skiing Records that are set in Davos. It all started in 1898 when Peder Ostlund set 4 world records in Skiing.

Davos a place where can enjoy both the ice and the scenery. A place where can find peace of mind and yet you can still enjoy sports. I really liked the ice in Davos. The stiffness of the mountain is just right for me to enjoy my ride. As the locales in Davos would say, it’s the highest town in the Alps so as my enjoyment too, the highest adrenalin so far in my life.