Jet d'eau, Geneva

The first stop on my trip was Geneva. During the descent of my flight, my first view of the area was Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, slicing through the clouds.

Before arriving, I had been skeptical of the Jet d'eau, a fountain in Lake Geneva (or Lake Leman, as the French call it). It is the tallest fountain in Europe, and people in Geneva are absurdly proud of it. I was surprised by how lovely it is--the water shoots up, and then gradually flows down in streams of mist in the wind.