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Geneva, especially the old town section was a great last day of the trip.

A view from a bridge in the city center that looks out over the lake and has the famous fountain shooting 150ft high

Have you ever drank an unbelievable bar of chocolate melted in milk? It’s almost too good

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Some shots from Colmar France in the Alsace region. Towns that heavily inspired Beauty and the Beast.

A town fountain in Eguisheim with intricate stone and sculpture work surrounded by plants

A very old stone Cathedral adjacent to the town square in Kaysersberg

A view from the top of the Schilthorn. 34F at 2970m but we sweated in the sun

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“The valley of waterfalls” is an apt name for Lauterbrunnen.

A shear rock cliff from below with a waterfall that basically turns to rain by the time it hits the bottom

At the bottom of the valley with shear rock faces on either side and grassy goat pens

A view from our hotel balcony in Mürren. Air temp was 65F in town but snow/glaciers cap the peaks. I tried to make this a left/right monitor wallpaper kinda thing.

Left: a vew of a deep valley with cloud nestled peaks

Right: same view but looking right. The train station is in the forefront but 2500m of sheer rock elevation leads up to glaciers near the peaks

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Hiking in Mürren. Took a funicular (fancy word for a steep train) up and hiked down about 4 miles through cow pastures. Views like this were common.

Wide angle shot of the mountains from a hiking trail in the Jungfrau valley

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10:30pm sunset shot of Lake Geneva taken at the Montreux Jazz Festival after seeing DANA perform live.

Shot of the lake facing west from the shore looking across the lake to a sunset halo behind deep blue water and clouds

Toured the Callier chocolate factory where they were very generous with the free samples, and we actually got to our self identified intake limit of 26 pieces.

An 8 foot chocolate heart sculpture (?) mounted to the wall behind the free samples room

Toured the Gruyère factory which everyone gets a flight of cheese samples.

Gruyère cheese wheels the size of car tires all stacked for aging

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Did you know the Swiss make great wines? They do, but you might not know it because they barely export. Here’s another Lake Geneva shot buy from a vineyard while doing a tasting.

A hillside of rows and rows of grape vines sloping down toward a large lake with steep mountains in the distance on the other side of the lake

Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 15/06/2025

Switzerland and France, you were simply lovely. Here’s our first of many “wow” moments. A thread:

Wide angle shot of Lake Geneva from the hillside in Blonay. Small homes nestled in trees all the way down toward the water with gorgeous mountains in the backdrop and small puffs of white clouds gracing their peaks.

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WaPo out here with this take and an image of a J6 hat…🤮

Image of a Washington Post skeet pushing propaganda support of the sad military parade featuring a prominent image of a person wearing a red hat with “J6” on it

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 23/05/2025

I’d like to have a chat with Frito Lay/Pepsico’s “regional flavor distribution coordinator” and ask them “why aren’t these delicious flavors in the US market?” I just put these on a ham sandwich, and it was all that I hoped for

Small bag of ham flavored Ruffles potato chips/crisps

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 06/04/2025

SIgn seen at Harrisburg PA rally

“Super callous racist sexist nazi potus”

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 25/03/2025

Priceless moment. Hoping you have many more

Dad and daughter embrace tightly and Dad kisses daughter on top of her head

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 12/01/2025

Proud moment: The Katherine Johnson Middle School Band played the Star Spangled Banner before tonight’s Washington Wizards game. My 8th grader is the 🎷 on the far right/back row.

Katherine Johnson Middle School Band plays the national anthem before the Washington Wizards vs Oklahoma City Thunder NBA game. Photo is looking down on center court to a spotlight on a semi circle of 40 middle schoolers playing with the lights down low. Both teams are lined up on either side at attention.

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 10/01/2025

Big shout out to these MVPs

One DayQuil and one NyQuil bottle, almost fully used

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 07/01/2025

At least this one did /something/ that isn’t obviously straight outta MS97 clipart

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 23/12/2024

No one but my brain: that looks like a velodrome turn!

Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 01/12/2024

Got to take a photo on the field with my boys after the #commanders won today. Core memory locked in.

Selfie with me and my two boys on the commanders field after the game

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 27/11/2024

Kids also love playing “what else can we dip in the leftover chocolate?” game. The pringles were too salty, but the graham crackers and the oranges were 👌

Orange slices, graham crackers, pringles all half dipped in the chocolate

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 27/11/2024

Whew. Got this batch coated and ready to be popped into decorative candy boxes. The raspberry and blueberry are a 7/10 according to the taste test squad. Would be 9.9/10 if I increase the intensity of the flavoring. Can do on the next one!

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 24/11/2024

Rolled them into 3/4” pieces and now they go to the freezer for 3h before coating

100 pieces of 3/4” ball shaped candy ganache in Tupperware trays

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 24/11/2024

Here’s some photos of them finished (from last holidays)

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Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 24/11/2024

All four flavors came out great. Did a little kneading before tucking them in for the night in the fridge. Tomorrow, I’ll form them into bite sized pieces, freeze them, and then dip/coat them in dark chocolate.

Vanilla, Peppermint, Blueberry, and Raspberry ganache in Tupperware to refrigerate overnight

Brad Geesaman @bradgeesaman.com · 23/11/2024

I poured the mixture into four separate bowls, each with different flavors. Vanilla and peppermint are old favorites (left). New this year is red raspberry and blueberry (right)

Letting ganache cool in four separate bowls with vanilla, peppermint, raspberry, and blueberry flavoring, respectively