Old Town (Geneva)

I expect to be in several cities that use "Old Town" to describe their historic city centers.

Today we took a virtually guided walking tour of Geneva's Old Town (using a tour from Viator via the VoiceMap app). These tours are self-paced, informative and very budget friendly. We learned about Geneva's history, passed the birthplace of philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, sat on the world's longest wooden bench, and peeked inside the Cathedrale Saint-Pierre, the adopted home church of John Calvin.

It was absolutely gorgeous outside. After lunch, we walked around the Lake Geneva harbor and wandered through an exhibit at the Geneva Watch Days (more below).

By the numbers:

0 – the cost to ride the tram from our hotel into the city center. Free, convenient, easy, and a smooth ride.

71 Maisons (independent watchmakers) participating in Geneva Watch Days, which we stumbled upon, and into, near the harbor. If I were going to buy a gift for myself here in Geneva, it should be a nice watch. Boy are they nice!

140 meters, the maximum height of Le Jet d'eau e Geneve, one of the city's iconic symbols (pictured above). Jet d'eau began in 1886 as a water release outlet to control excess pressure at a nearby hydraulic plant. When tourists began clamoring to see it, the city relocated the outlet to the Geneva Harbor five years later and an official tourist attraction was born.

2,300 years old, this city of Geneva

17,746 steps today (on top of 11,122 yesterday)

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