Hannah's here!

Saturday morning, I met up with Hannah and her friend Daisy to show them around Geneva.  Hannah and I swam together at U of T, and she has been living in London for the past 4 years since she graduated. It was really great to see her, it felt a little bit like being back in Toronto!  

We started off the day with breakfast at Cafe des Arts and then walked down to the lake to see the sights. Unfortunately, it was overcast, so the mountains were hiding, but the Jet d'Eau was on and there was no rain, so it wasn't a bad day for exploring.  We wandered over to the old town and checked out the cathedral and the reformation wall.  We even stopped for an over sized game of chess in the park.

The reformation wall

We tried to go on a tour of the UN, but they are not open on Saturdays until April, so we went to the Red Cross museum instead.  The museum was really well done, and I think I'll go back again if I get the chance.

Geneve Servettes hockey game

In the evening, we went to a Geneva Servettes hockey game at the patinoire des Vernets.  It's in the same building as the pool I swim at, so I went for a quick swim before the game.  Hannah, Daisy and 12 other WHO interns all met up for the game.  Most had never been to a hockey game before, and I think this was a really good introduction.  The atmosphere in the arena was pretty incredible, there was chanting and drumming and jumping just like at a (European) football game. I'm not sure if most people will be able to see this, but my friend Harshaa took a great little video that really shows the atmosphere in the building.

I thought my French was coming along, but at the hockey game I tried to order "vin chaud" and got a hot tea. I'm not sure how I managed that.  Luckily there are 2 intermissions at a hockey game, so I was able to try again, and had success the second time.  Hot wine is a great drink to enjoy at a hockey game, they should do that in Canada!

After the game, I took Hannah and Daisy out for fondue.  I'm not sure I've yet fully recovered from my last fondue experience, so I took a pass this time.  It did smell great!