Geneva, Switzerland

After Paris, it was on to Geneva, Switzerland, were we made a very short pit stop.



In addition to my slight Ferrari obsession, I also have one for Rolex. No trip through Switzerland would be complete without a stop at Rolex Headquarters.



After spending about 30 minutes wishing I had one of those babies, Wei Wei directed us to the Jet d’Eau Fountain. The fountain is one of the world's largest water jets, located in Geneva harbor. According to Wikipedia...

Five hundred litres (132 gallons) of water per second are jetted to an altitude of 140 metres (459 feet) by two 500 kW pumps, operating at 2,400 V, consuming over one megawatt of electricity.[3][4][5] The water leaves the nozzle at a speed of 200 km/h (124 mph). When it is in operation, at any given moment there are about 7,000 litres (1849 gallons) of water in the air. Unsuspecting visitors to the fountain—which can be reached via a stone jetty from the left bank of the lake—may be surprised to find themselves drenched after a slight change in wind direction.



You could walk along a concrete pathway into the harbor up to the base of the fountain, but you had to be brave to do so, unless you had an umbrella! The mist got heavier as you approached the base and left anyone who ventured up to it completely drenched. We went close enough to see the largest rainbow I've ever seen made by the fountain's spray.



After that we walked around the harbor for another half an hour, took some pictures, enjoyed the sunshine and sea breeze, and drove on to our next destination.