Geneva - Day 2

Ahh, a full day in Geneva. We didn't have a strict agenda, but we had some ideas in mind as to what to do. Of course, we got off to a late start as we finally were able to sleep in a bit and took our time with breakfast (Speculoos mmmhmmm). But after awhile, we made our way to the entrance to the United Nations - European hub. We crossed into the dead-zone: international territory - not sure what nation to call it? - for a tour of this great place where nations hold thousands of meetings and get surprisingly little done. We saw the new section first - with gifts from many countries - and then the old, home to the big assembly hall, security council chamber, and relics from the time of the precursor to the UN: the League of Nations.
After the UN, we stopped for lunch and eventually found our way via the complicated bus system to CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research - home of the famous particle accelerator, which seeks to recreate the Big Bang and discover "antimatter" (anyone read "Angels and Demons"? - this is the same place). Here we checked out a couple exhibits - definitely worthwhile but as someone who is not so amazed with science, it wasn't paradise for me. The others enjoyed it very much though.
At this point, we were pretty darn tired - so we headed back to the hotel and chilled, napped, and ate for a bit. Around 7pm, we walked up to Vieille Ville, the old part of the city perched atop a hill and home to John Calvin's famous cathedral, which was architecturally interesting because the facade did not at all resemble a church - but rather a museum with large columns.
Old Town truly is beautiful and full of great little fountains, parks, statues, etc. We settled on eating at a salad place, which somehow made Hansky and I sick later but was good at the time (though, like usual in Switzerland, expensive).
About 20 minutes later, after we walked down to the festival again, I really wasn't feeling very good - something wasn't settling well in my stomach - and the rest were tired, so we didn't hang out for too much longer. We walked along the lake until we got to a pathway leading out to the Jet d'Eau (which wasn't on :( ), where we got a nice view of the city. It was so peaceful here - and I took 10 minutes alone to appreciate it - at this point, I went into reflective mode - thinking about my 6 weeks in Europe thusfar, the great time I have had, and the sadness of leaving as well as the stress I know this next semester will bring in comparison to this relaxed summer. I spent the walk back to the hotel in silence - sick, tired, and reflective.