Winter impressions

It's finally winter time in Geneva. We received 25 centimetres of snow yesterday up until today. Here are some impressions on my way to work.

Near my bus stop, my bus was late for 15 minutes and there was an automated announcement en francais inside the bus apologizing to the passengers for the delay and inconvenience because of the perturbation.


Getting off at Nations, I saw the UN headquarters in winter form. Last week, it was like spring time here but now its fully covered in snow.

And the building in front of me....

On my way to the ILO building....

General impression on Geneva winters... yes, temperature is not as low as we have in Winnipeg but I actually feel the cold more here... Unlike Winnipeg, Geneva winters are characterized by elavated humidity levels. It must be probably because of the topology of the area with the canton surrounded by mountain ranges and lakes. And the roads are cleared quite efficiently. After the storm, you immediately see pathways on the sidewalks and roads being cleared. I haven't seen a plough though as I think the temperature is not that low for thich black ice to accumulate on their roads. As the temperature is not that low, you see slush on the ground more than in Winnipeg. As a result, they have smoother and better roads compared to Winnipeg.

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