Switzerland!

Work: “Want to go to Switzerland, Joe?”

Me: “Visit a country known for chocolate, cheese, and particle physics? I’m already packed.”

This was an awesome trip. And yes, I’m going to bore you with pictures.

First the geeky.

One of the first world wide web servers (invented @ CERN in Geneva):

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Speaking of CERN, known for finding the Higgs Boson particle, this is a status monitor showing the particle collidor is turned off.

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Went to Einstein’s apartment in Bern where he worked at the Swiss Patent Office (now demolished) and came up with the theory of relativity:

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Now for the scenic:

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Taken from Bern Oberland, Montreaux, & Geneva

And finally the weird:

Museum of Science & History in Geneva has glass eyeballs on exhibit!

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindlifresserbrunnen

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And other weird statues in Bern:

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Dinner:

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Breakfast:

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