Lux

What city offers the second highest quality of living to its residents, preceded only by Zurich, Switzerland? That's right, Geneva, Switzerland, which also happens to be where Jenny and I arrived today. So far, I can't dispute the number two rating, though, as a small aside I must say that it will probably be close to bizzare to go from here to New Delhi, India which I don't think they even bother to give a quality of life rating. It was sad to leave Montreux, but the train ride went smoothly, and we have a new city to explore.

We are staying at the City Hostel, which is good because I have never stayed at a hostel before and it seems like a small adventure, but very bad because for one night Jenny and I have to sleep apart. They are all booked up except in the dorm rooms. We would get a hotel somewhere else, but besides being on the top ten list of places to live, Geneva is also on another top ten list...top ten most expensive cities in the world. I think the average price of a hotel room here is something like three million dollars. Something like that.

After getting settled into our accomodations, we hoofed it over to the International Museum of the Refomation in old town. For a history and theology nerd like myself, a museum that helps one discover the reasons for the Reformation, follow the course of its development, evaluate its impact on civilization and imagine its future was something not to be missed. It was quite fascinating, and if you are in Geneva, you should certainly not miss it. After buying some John Calvin beer in the gift shop, we walked across the street to Saint-Pierre Cathedral where John Calvin pastored his church while in exile here during the reformation. They still have his chair of all things! It was moving, in a strage way, for me to be here where all these men that I have looked up to lived and worked (John Calvin, John Knox, Theodore Beza, and others), and where all these world changing events went down. Having first visited many of the Christian sights in Rome just a week ago such as the catacombs, St. John Lateran Cathedral, St. Peter's Basillica, etc., this has been not only a romantic honeymoon, but also a bit of a spiritual pilgrimage and learning experience for Jenny and I.

After leaving the church, we found some grub, and then feeling a bit like relaxing, we went and saw an English movie in a movie theater (Booyah!), for no less than $35. Unbelievable. It might have been a sin.

Now, we are back at the peaceful hostel (which almost sounds like an oxymoron), and getting ready to head to our seperate (sniff-sniff) beds and get some rest. We send our love to all who are keeping up with us here, and hope to hear from you soon.