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Wednesday Window: Geneva Jet d’eau fountain

Geneva, last week, the Jet d’Eau fountain

I was there last week with my friend Liliane. It was hot and sticky, but the fountain was running. It is Geneva’s most famous landmark. I liked the contrast of the flowers and of the ominous sky.

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   It’s the tallest fountain I’ve ever seen! What are the green things on the right? I have some grasses in my yard that look exactly like that, only short.

   Comment by kenju — July 24, 2008 @ 3:51 am

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   I think the ‘green things’ are pampas grass.

   I also loved the fountain it is such a landmark.

   Comment by Mrs K — July 24, 2008 @ 11:51 am

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   It looks like the fountain touches the heavens! Beautiful shot, Claude.

   Comment by martie — July 24, 2008 @ 1:10 pm

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   Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Comment by Kay Dennison — July 24, 2008 @ 3:06 pm

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   The details of this photo are fabulous! It’s so much better than the one I saw on Vikipedia and on the Geneva tourist pages. Sometimes, Claude, I think you send special messages to the X-GUY to get the set of clouds you wish, and the flowers to grow in a certain way, at a certain spot. Keep your secrets…as long as we see the photos.

   Comment by Claudia — July 24, 2008 @ 3:14 pm

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   Without the flowers it would have been just an ordinary photo - with the flowers it is really special!

   Comment by mildred garfield — July 28, 2008 @ 2:24 am

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   Kenju, I think the green things on the right are papyrus plants with flowers, I had some of those for a while. For picture see: http://www.aujardin.info/plantes/papyrus.php. See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papyrus. Have a beautiful summer.

   Comment by Musarde — July 28, 2008 @ 10:29 am

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   Years ago when my husband was on the board of his former company, we traveled to Geneva frequently. I remember the lake and the fountain but most especially all the beautiful flowers.
   Ah. Those were the days my friend.

   Comment by chancy — July 30, 2008 @ 4:36 am

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   Your photos always are so very beautiful.

   Comment by nectarfizz — August 11, 2008 @ 3:24 am

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