Town Hall (Rathaus) Zürich

Today, we start with a question, what makes a hotel 4 stars? Is it in the foyer where you are greeted by a doorman, the bellboys to assist you with your bags, the team of people to check you in, the impressive large foyer, the large doorway to come in, the large quiet rooms, lush bath rooms, good coffee in the morning, extensive breakfast menu or …

Oh I must say that the Swiss-air flight was quite bad - besides the fact that the seats felt smaller and no leg rest (like isn't that very basic? Even better trains have them for people with short legs!!). The in-flight entertainment was spoilt for majority of us and all they gave was some lousy miles compensation.

Luckily I meant to …

Day 4: Bern

It was a public holiday today and Bern was really dead when we arrived. The town was charming in its own orderly way. The clock tower was low (in fact every building was really low) so the layout was really nice to see even from a very low hill (Rosenberg) - rose hill?

We walked down the old city towards the bear park …