First day in Switzerland and I am at Geneva...
Before we get on with today's episode, for those who are new here, this video forms part of my
Europe trip series during which I take on eight countries on one of the most adventurous... So
we just came out of this crazy ride and that was epic; that was fun... daring and thrill-seeking
road trip ever! So pause this video, go back to my previous episodes, watch them and then come
back to this one so you don't miss any of this amazing trip. Okay, enough of me talking now;
let's get on with today's episode. What's up guys? Today is my first day in Switzerland and
after an hour drive from where I am staying, Yverdon, I am in Geneva. I'm gonna be exploring
the city and I'm gonna show you guys the landmarks of the city and the Swiss culture,
so let's get started. I've just parked the car underground and as soon as I got out...
...I can see the train, the bus, the tram stations.
One thing you will notice almost immediately about the city is that
all of its public transport are electric, even the buses.
Here cycles and motorbikes are very popular.
The current of the lake is very strong.
In the background over there you can see the jet d'eau pumping water high up in the sky,
anyways i'm gonna get closer and have a better look of it.
From here you can see the famous swiss brands like Rolex you've got Baum and Mercier,
Breitling, Zenith.
It's like London eye except it's way smaller than that one; let's call it the swiss eye!
From here you can do boat cruises on the lake but for now, there aren't any boats. One good thing
about Switzerland is that you will never die of thirst there because fountains as those are
found pretty much everywhere. You can fill up your bottle or drink directly from the fountain itself.
The view over the lake was sublime so we enjoyed it in the best possible way. The bank of the lake
is nothing less interesting; it's got the green spaces where you can leisurely have a picnic
and it's got the large pathways where you can ride your skates,
boosted boats and the likes. Sure as hell was it such a serene place as you can hear birds
chirping in the background while you gaze at this most beautiful Geneva lake.
Next up was the Geneva jet d'eau.
This jet d'eau pumps some 500 liters of water per second, at a height of 140 meters, at a speed
of 200 kilometers per hour, and according to statistics, it pumps approximately seven
tons of water in the air simultaneously. Now that's damn impressive, isn't it?
This is also a really good spot to get good pictures...and
funny ones as well if you're creative enough!
And now we are in English garden. Today it is very hot here guys, it is so hot
that some kids are even taking a shower in the fountain here.
and they are so happy about it.
In Mauritius we have our beaches, our
seas. Here they don't have that. They've got only the lake and the fountains.
Some very nice music guys
So this is the cruise boat we missed earlier
and of course how can you miss the big brands when you are in Switzerland.
All right guys, I am right in front of the United Nations headquarters. So
we left the parking where we were previously and we've been driving for like the past
20 minutes and we couldn't find any parking. We used the GPS on the car
dashboard to find the nearest parking and it was like some three to four kilometers away from the
headquarters. We went there, we parked the car and we had to walk like one hour to get here,
in this scorching sun. Fortunately we got a french guy, he was leaving the parking and
he was actually going to France. We asked him and he and he accepted to make a small
detour and drive us to the United Nations and thanks to him we have avoided this walk
in the scorching sun, now getting back to the car is a different story, we're gonna deal with that
later on but anyways we are in front of the United Nations and i'm gonna take you there.
guys.
When
the water splashes on the floor there are some drizzling water,
you know, splashing on on on my body and it is so relaxing in this heat here.
There's Mauritius right there.
all right guys
I'm feeling too hot, I'm just gonna run over it...
That was awesome
and hilarious as well.
Just got off from this bus guys.
Well, the bus left us on the bus stop but we're still trying to find the parking where we
left the car and it's been like 10 minutes now and we haven't found it yet so this is getting
a bit frustrating. But don't worry guys, it just took us 30 minutes more to find the car.
So Geneva was completed but it was still too early to call it a day
so we decided to add in another destination which was Lausanne.
This will be covered in the next episode so you guys know the routine; like the video,
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