| Dear Hiveans | Liebe Hiver | Queridos Hiveanos |
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| Today I'd like to share some impressions from Geneva, the second-most populous (ca. 200'000 inhabitants) city of Switzerland. It's a global city, a financial centre, and the location of the highest number of international organizations (headquarters of many agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross) in the world (wiki). | Heute einige Eindrücke aus Genf, der zweitgrössten (ca. 200'000 Einwohner) Stadt der Schweiz. Genf ist eine Weltstadt, ein Finanzzentrum und der Sitz der meisten internationalen Organisationen der Welt (Sitz vieler Organisationen der UN und des Roten Kreuzes) (wiki). | Hoy me gustaría compartir algunas impresiones de Ginebra, la segunda ciudad más poblada (unos 200.000 habitantes) de Suiza. Ginebra es una ciudad global, un centro financiero y la sede del mayor número de organizaciones internacionales del mundo (sedes de muchos organismos de las ONU y de la Cruz Roja) (wiki). |
Headquarters of the United Nations / Hauptquartier der UN / Sede de las Naciones Unidas
The Broken Chair (wiki) opposite of the UN / The Broken Chair (wiki) gegenüber der UN
/ La silla rota (wiki) frente a la ONU
Permanent missions (wiki)
Permanent Mission of Russia (and some guards with a grim face) / Ständige Vertretung Russlands (und einige Wachen mit grimmigem Gesicht) / Misión Permanente de Rusia (y algunos guardias con cara de mala leche)
Mission of the USA (no guards necessary?) / Ständige Vertretung der USA (keine Wachen erforderlich?) / Misión permanente de los EE.UU. (¿no se necesitan guardias?)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (wiki)
| Castle park of Penthes (wiki) | Schlosspark von Penthes (wiki) | Parque del castillo de Penthes |
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| When we sat on a bench and marvelled at this great landscape and these old trees, we philosophized that 100 years ago politicians such as Stresemann or Briand (recepients of the Nobel Peace Prize) took part in meetings of the "League of Nations" (wiki), sat exactly there, gazing at the same old trees and trying to save the world from further wars. | Als wir auf einer Bank saßen und diese großartige Landschaft und diese alten Bäume bestaunten, philosophierten wir darüber, dass vor 100 Jahren Politiker wie Stresemann oder Briand (Empfänger des Friedensnobelpreises) an Sitzungen des "Völkerbundes" (wiki) teilnahmen, genau dort saßen, dieselben alten Bäume bestaunten und versuchten, die Welt vor weiteren Kriegen zu bewahren. | Cuando nos sentamos en un banco y nos maravillamos con este gran paisaje y estos viejos árboles, filosofamos que hace 100 años políticos como Stresemann o Briand (receptores del Premio Nobel de la Paz) participaban en las reuniones de la "Liga de las Naciones" (wiki), sentados exactamente allí, contemplando los mismos viejos árboles e intentando salvar al mundo de más guerras. |
The World Trade Organization (wiki)
Political criticism via cartoons / Politische Kritik durch Karikaturen / Crítica política a través de los dibujos animados
Have a great day,
zuerich
Magnificent buildings...
Why is it called broken chair?
It's a symbol for both fragility and strength:
source
Das war sehr spannend.
Rehived und ich hab dir den @pishio auf deine letzen zwei Posts gesendet.
Vielen Dank!
Some of the pictures definitely bring memories to me... Almost exactly a decade ago I started a two-years job in Geneva ^^
Have you worked at CERN?
Yep. In 2012-2014, I took a two-years sabbatical to enjoy a fellowship in CERN's theory division.
pretty photos.
also die Hügel, der Park und die alten Gebäude gefallen mir am besten.. :)
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BEAUTIFUL SCENES AND NICE ART WORK...A PHOTOGRAPH MASTER
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Dear @zuerich , Are Geneva and Lausanne French-speaking regions?
It was the first time I knew that Switzerland had so many different races and languages. It is also surprising that there are many international organizations in Switzerland.
Yes, there are 4 languages spoken in Switzerland:
It's a very interesting nation, a nation forged out of will, or a nation by choice, and not by a common language or by force.
I remembered that the Swiss are very strong!
Thank you for answer!
hola amigo, muy buen trabajo y lindas fotos, gracias por hacerme conocer ese lugar con su descripcion, saludos
Amigo, realmente has hecho unas excelentes fotografías. Por un momento sentí que me encontraba en el sitio, es realmente hermoso. Gracias por compartirlo, ojalá pueda ir alguna vez!!
This looks like a good place, it's nice to see great architecture. The one with the broken chair made me laugh, what is the reason for that sculpture?
And I'm glad there's such freedom of speech to publish those cartoons about the war... It's sad that this is happening.
Greetings Zuerich, thanks for sharing this with us 😀.
Thanks for your comment, @lauramica:
Yes, I like the French part of Switzerland very much, especially Geneva and Lausanne.
En la placa situada junto a la silla figura el siguiente texto:
"La silla rota es un símbolo de fragilidad y fuerza, de precariedad y estabilidad, de brutalidad y dignidad.
Concebida originalmente por handicap International con el objetivo de instar a las naciones a prohibir las minas antipersonales en (1997) y la munición de racimo en (2008).
La silla rota es un símbolo continuo del grito desesperado de las poblaciones civiles devastadas por la guerra.
La silla rota es un recordatorio para que las naciones del mundo protejan y ayuden a las víctimas civiles.
Invita a cada uno de nosotros a denunciar lo que es inaceptable, a defender los derechos de las personas y las comunidades y a pedir su legítima compensación".
Thank you very much for the translation. Based on this, my interpretation now is that despite the adversities and difficulties, the populations do everything possible to stay on their feet 😅.
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Interesting shaped buildings.
I like all the comic art boards. but why is Putin's tub so long?
because of Putin's enormous inferiority complex...
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