International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum
Museum of the Red Cross movement near the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither Here Nor There | Bill Bryson | setting | The one thing in Geneva Bryson finds surprisingly good. |
Neither Here Nor There — Bill Bryson (1991)
Source: Readwise highlight
Instead, I noticed on my city map that just up the road was the Musée International de la Croix-Rouge
- Role: setting
- In the book: Chapter 17. Having passed the old League of Nations building, he spots the museum on his map (“the International Museum of the Red Cross and Red Breakfast Roll”) and finds it “a surprisingly nice place”, thoughtfully laid out, virtually empty and effective at telling its story in four languages.
- Why it matters: It is one of very few approving notes in a chapter mostly about a dull, expensive Geneva, where his main business is a bureaucratic fight to replace stolen travellers’ cheques.