Hotel Waldhorn Bern

... of a barn. I would have given anything to have set that up for her in advance (notice I said 'for her') and seen the look on her face. Something tells me that might dim her ardor for barns from then on.<br><br>We toured/'walked around Gimmelwald for the requisite 15-20 minutes, took in all its sights, and continued our descent into Interlaken, where we had dinner, took in some Cow Zen, had a nightcap and hit the hay- although not literally.

... stayed with a lovely couple, and their german roommate. We had dinner together every evening; on my night to cook...I went for typical American..pizza and beer! Their house was full of quirky things and I felt really at home there. There were also two kiwis (new zealanders) staying there for part of the time, so we all got to have some pretty interesting ...

... excited that I am American, gave me another one for free. &#8220;A welcome gift,&#8221; she said.<br><br>Next, I continued on my walk and saw the biggies of Bern, such as the Parliament, the clock tower, and the Swiss National Bank. It was beginning to get dark so I decided to use the free wifi at Starbucks (yes, it&#8217;s free in Europe) to try to figure out my problem with the wifi for my comp. I ...

... food to two bears. went to a rad Einstien museum visited where he lived (preserved for public viewing) watched a movie about the history of the city at the tourist center. took a hotel train that night to prauge- six people stacked into one compartment. <br><br>DEPARTED to Prauge

... of a slightly smaller scale. The larger of the two has an amazing interior and is said to be the focal point for lines of energy, which can be felt by the sensitive. That load of nonsense aside, the cathedral was quite an amazing sight both inside and out. At the end of the main street are the Bear pits, showcasing the animal for which Bern was named. Though having been expanded in recent years, the pits are still quite small and ...

... finishing today. We can't complain as we have been pretty lucky so far with our sightseeing and had even managed to miss the rain that had been falling most of the way from Chamonix to Bern. We lunched overlooking the river and spent a little longer wandering the cobbled streets marvelling at what a cute little city Bern is. Definitely worth a look if you love old medieval towns as I do. The Lonely Planet tells you to look for the Ogre fountain, which is a fountain of ...

... and overpriced thermal pools and met my mad driver for the white knuckled drive back down. My lovely Swiss planners were waiting for me with some wine tasting of the owners local wine (fan bloody tastic, perfect after my hiking adventure!). i love these unpredictable crazy funny days, they are great for your character building. So what else have i been up to, well i had to break the news to my lovely other host family that i was not coming back as there is soo much to do here and ...

So! Die letzten Zweifel sind ausgeräumt, die grobe Reiseroute rund um die Kugel auf der Karte festgehalten und selbige feierlich an der Westwand von Simmel's Klause festgenagelt. Der Sommer weht vom Marzili rüber, und Bro weist darauf hin, dass wir zwei im Laufe der nächsten 18 Monate wohl nie mehr so bleichhäutig sein werden wie genau jetzt... u aus isch guet eso wies isch... Lange hat's gedauert bis ...

... or running water (they just visit there, not live) and were great people. It was an old man and his daughter and when the old man found out I was travelling alone, he told me I should take a swiss boy home with me and the woman offered up her son, but he was still in school. This is just the type of opportunity that I wouldn't have had if I traveled alone - I would have never started talking to these people ...

... up basically doing the eeny meeny mynee mo thing and just randomly picking cheese. Likewise with salad dressing, it turns out here salad dressing only come in plastic, non see through bottles, so when you have no idea what the writing means its hard to tell what you're getting. Makes life interesting though, that's for sure. After shopping, I tried everything and it was all very tasty. I don't imagine I will be as lucky every time though! Before I forget I will ...