Our hotel had a cool (not cheesy) Swiss Alp feeling throughout the place. During breakfast we noticed the inscription on the facade was from Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. After breakfast we headed to Lac Léman a couple blocks away to see the Jet d’Eau.
The water was beautiful as I have observed most lakes to be clear and turquoise in Switzerland. Upon seeing swans up close, I realized I already missed Mazie on this adventure because she enjoys watching swans. The boardwalk was lined with interesting facts or fiction of animals seen around the lake. The “Loch Ness Monster” looking one grabbed my attention first. I think the swan’s neck is a live version of the Jet d’Eau!!!
The jet is a site to see. I found it interesting that I could not hear the water at all. I was impressed by the crazy brave people who come to swim in this part of the lake all year round. I took a guess that most were not Americans because not one person I witnessed ever shivered or complained about the water temp. As they exited the lake we could see their bodies had turned red from the cold water.
Randy went closer to the swan to take pictures to show Mazie next week. The curious swan took to Randy and his camera. Mazie will be thrilled to see the pictures. Motorcycles lined the narrow streets on our way back to the hotel.
After the Jet d’Eau we boarded another train, this time to Lucerne. Although we traveled some of these tracks 5 months ago, the scenery changed from green to brown. Snow is typical for most of Switzerland in February, this year there is an extreme lack of snow, including the Alps.
Lees in France 
In 1972 I visited Lynn, Bob & Greg while they lived in Geneva. There was an interesting restaurant there in an old armory…they served a special cheese and that was the only place to get it. At least as I recall. My “rememberer” doesn’t work as well as it did.
Take care of that ankle!
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