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Zielland Frankreich
Geburtsdatum 08.11.1998
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Johanna Byloff, am 18.09.2018 um 17:50

Geneva, day 2

More museums! More expensive food!

This week we had our welcome in the SGM department and I had my first lecture, which was about sustainable materials development. This is not a course but rather an introduction, as it's one of the specialisations one can choose in the fifth year. Did you know that this year, the worlds resources that can be renewed were used up by 1. of august? Scary. 


Now back to our very sustainable trip to Geneva (by train!). In the morning, we had breakfast in the hostel. According to reviews, it's supposed to be "very basic", but compared to our university breakfast it was heavenly! They had cereal and three different kinds of yoghurt for it. We checked out of the hostel and made our way to the city, where we started our day with a visit to the Maison Tavel, a museum about the history of Geneva. Unlike the food, it was completely free! It was very interesting to learn how the city was completely fenced in around 1530 (?), since they joined the protestant faith and were surrounded by the Savoys, which were catholic. To build the city walls, they actually had to destroy parts of the outer city! Those fortifications were torn down about 1850, to allow for land development and expansion of the town. 


Afterwards, we went for lunch in a cute restaurant in the old part of town. We had a rösti burger, which is a normal burger except that it contains rösti too - a Swiss (also Austrian) food thats made out of grated potatoes, onions, eggs and some spices. For dessert we had a mocha ice-cream entombed in dark chocolate, which melted away once flaming alcohol was poured over it. Absolutely delicious. 


In the afternoon, we went back to the cathedral to visit the museum underneath, which was about the other churches underneath the cathedral, which were exposed by archeologists. This was the only museum we had to pay for, since the tour was by audioguide. It was well worth it though, and a great way to practice french listening! Since we had more time on hand before our train left, we tried to go to the reformation museum, but once there, a sign said that it was closed because of ongoing renovation. Then we tried to go to the birthplace of Rousseau, a literature museum, but it was also closed. Finally we tried the ethnographical museum, which, oh wonder, was open! The exhibition covered all continents and was set in one giant room, divided by stands with objects on them. All those had been donated to the museum or added to it from collections. They were arranged by regions of the world, with an additional introductory setting and one for music and musical instruments around the world. Following a map, one could discover the different regions according to themes like religion or power. 


After a short stop at a bar (where they brought us an extra drink we didn't want and had to pay for) we made it back in time for our train back, on which we ate a snack we had bought at the train station. Short note on the picture: This group of costumed soldiers (?) went by us and we were wondering if they were filming a documentary. My roommate went to ask, but they thought we wanted a picture ... so we took a picture. Still don't know what they were filming there (they had a camera).