Almost went to Callier chocolate factory.

Today, I woke up early for a Skype chat with Patrick, then headed to the airport to meet up with some friends for a road-trip to Gruyere and Montreux.  Unfortunately, there was a mistake in the reservation, and it was accidentally made for February 23, not February 2.  We could have booked a car today, but they were going to charge us 300 CHF, plus gas and insurance, so we declined.  We're going to try again for the trip in 3 weeks on the 23rd. 

View of the Cathedral from the museum.

Instead, we went to the old city to the Museum of the Reformation.  It was in a cool old building, and made me realize how very little I know about European history. There was a special exhibit on about the carictures and satire of the church from the 16th to 18th centuries.  We were able to get a museum passport that gets us into 7 museums in Geneva for only 20 francs.

Afterwards, we went for lunch at a nice Vietnamese restauraunt.  It was tough to pay 17 francs for something that would have cost less than a dollar in Vietnam, but the food was tasty and the conversation was interesting.  Laura Armstrong would love it here, so many public health nerds to chat with!

Courtyard at the Museum of the Reformation

Back at the foyer, Olga, the lady who takes care of the building had made crepes for all the residents.  It was nice to have a chance to meet some of the other women who live here and share some tea and crepes (with Nutella, yum!).  I had a chance to practice my French, and also to translate a bit for my friend Sarah from Mississauga who doesn't speak much French.