In the city of Geneva, Switzerland

 "... While the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement of time is predictable. While people can be doubted, time cannot be doubted. While people brood, time skips ahead without looking back." — Alan Lightman

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(in Switzerland's second city) Geneva, found in the southwestern corner of this country, is one of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities. It has served as a model for republican government and owes its preeminence to the triumph of human factors, and has been developing its distinctive character since the 16th century, when, as the center of the Calvinist Reformation, it became known as the “Protestant Rome.” Like the swans that play on Europe's largest lake (also called Geneva), the city is quite beautiful. With people chattering in many different languages along its streets, Geneva hosts the headquarters of the World Trade Organization, World Health Organization, International Committee of the Red Cross, the second-largest branches of the United Nations and World Bank (among some 200 international organizations, including not-for-profits), along with lots of upscale hotels, boutiques, jewelers, restaurants, and chocolatiers. Beneath this flawless exterior, lies a fascinating rough-cut diamond, peopled by artists and activists educated in international schools.