So while on my walk today along the lake, I came across this statue. It is a statue of Elizabeth of Bavaria, aka Sissi. If you have some time to kill, you should read about her (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elisabeth_of_Bavaria#Assassination).
The statue is in commemoration of her 100th anniversary of her death - she was stabbed by a fanatic in 1898, while she walking along the lake. She loved traveling and Geneva was one of her favorite spot.
For me, it reminded me of the triology of "Sissi". The actress who played her was Romy Schneider, a german-austrian actress (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romy_Schneider) who died at the age of 43. The "Sissi" triology is one of my favorite childhood movies.
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