Katie's photography skills. Swiss flag with Jet d'Eau in background.

Geneva Part 1 – CERN

We left Lausanne early this morning and arrived in Geneva at 8am.  After dropping of the luggage at our hotel, we took a tram out to CERN.  When we first started planning this trip, we decided early on to try and visit the Large Hadron Collider in Geneva.  That happened today.

Justin at the ATLAS Control Center
Justin at the ATLAS Control Center

Although its nearly impossible to visit the tunnels and caverns without a group reservation, they give individual tours.  We were escorted around CERN and the ATLAS control room by a nice local physicist who explained particle accelerators to us.  I asked what would happen if I put my hand in the atom smasher, he said “it would be messy.”

After our CERN visit we explored Geneva.  Since we are staying here until Sunday, we had big plans for bike tours and vineyards, unfortunately the weather has been dismal.  We’ll see how it goes and keep you posted.

Katie's photography skills.  Swiss flag with Jet d'Eau in background.
Katie’s photography skills. Swiss flag with Jet d’Eau in background.
Geneva weather forecast
Geneva weather forecast