Witnessing Geneva, Switzerland

Bismillah.

At first, we had come to a cross path on chosing which city to visit in Switzerland. It was either Bern or Geneva. Finally, we decided to go for Geneva, the French-speaking part of Switzerland. It is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland after Zurich. From Venice, it took us about 5 hours drive, including a stopover at a petrol pump for refreshments and solat.

Along the road, we were passing hills and mountains. And there are so many castles on the hills. I was like seeing them every 5mins, on both side of the road along the journey. (Terus teringat masa belajar subjek Sejarah tingkatan 5 tentang negara kota) I was wonderstruck by the amazing view. Subhanallah. It was like bringing me to the past. All those epic movies that I watched, suddenly felt so real.

See the castle? It is all the way up on top of the hill behind me. 

Note: I did my prayer in an open space, under a tree, on grassy ground near petrol station. The wind was blowing softly and I was facing Qiblat and with breathtaking view around me made me realized of two things. 1) The beauty of Allah's creation.
2) We can never forget Allah where ever you go because everything that existed around us is his. La haula wa la quwwata illa billah.

Approaching Monte Blanco (Mount Blanc), Switzerland.

We got to our hotel nearly sundown. Here is the interesting part. You know, Geneva is located close to the border (Switzerland- France). And our hotel is located in Ferney-Voltaire, France, which is less than a mile away from Geneva! So, it’s like you can live in France, and have a drink in Swiss. J

After checking in and we got rest till the night falls. That night, we went to Geneva, fulfilling our empty stomach from long tiring journey and chilly night. Had a walk at the harbour at Geneva Lake. Not much can be seen at night. However, its peaceful and quite city makes it worth walking at night. Some more if you are planning to escape from some mind bothering, this will do. J

The next day, we checked out early in the morning.

Had breakfast/lunch in Geneva. 

Turkish restaurant is easy to be found in Europe.

Doner Kebab

...and continued touring the fourth expensive city in the world. (Rank 2009)

Pictures taken during the tour:

Them! <3

The Jet d'Eau, is one of the city most famous landmarks in Swiss. And one of the largest fountain in the world.

Souvenirs anyone? Mahal mak oi

Flower Clock, Geneva. A symbol of the renowned Swiss clock and watch industry. It is one of Geneva's most photographed sites.

Around 2pm in the afternoon, we left Swiss and headed to our next dream place. The city of love. Paris.