My new favourite thing to do

Since last Thursday, M has been going to work. We got me a weekly pass on the public transport so I would not have to be cooped up at the hotel. I went to explore a few museums on Geneva- the red cross, Ariana, art and history museum. However, everything is always opened only after 10am and most museums (maybe all), closed on Mondays (life here is good- for the Swiss). That does not work so well for me, since I am a morning person. So, I take the bus with M to his work place, say bye, then take another bus to my now favourite place in Geneva- Le Jardin Botanique.

The botanic gardens open at 8am and in summer, this place is beautiful. Not only the flowers are in full bloom, the weather - breezy and a touch of the sun rays on the skin- parfaite! There is hardly anyone at this time so it is super serene. I find my usual bench and start devouring my A.C crime novels. I have not read fictional books for a long time and did not realise what a luxury this is. Therefore, this has come to be my favourite thing to do. Then I hit the museums once it starts warming up and the kids all come into the botanical gardens to destroy its peace. 😒

I realised, in Geneva/Switzerland, you need to have a good book/kindle at hand, everywhere you go. Everything happens so slowly here, there is so much waiting in between. It is very frustrating, coming from Singapore, where efficiency is our pride. Starting a swiss bank account takes 8 days for activation??! 😲 Not to mention, talking to the banker to start the account took us almost 2 hours 😱. He got our names/surnames mixed up, printed them wrong, then changed on the computer, said he had to call some central line to get it changed also, printed the forms again, … argh, you get it. 

Well, but the good thing is that there is no lack of gardens and parks, so you can pop in and read while waiting. Or at the bus stop. Waiting is hard, but yet, sometimes I think it is good. It helps us realise some things are not as important as they seem to be, and that we worry over silly things. I have no garden in the apartment we hope to stay, but I know that patience is something I should start growing in the private garden of my heart. 💗