Decided to go to Bern today. Bern is Switzerlands capital, but often gets overshadowed by Geneva and Switzerland because it's not as large - it's a beautiful city though. Got there about 9 am and walked for a good chunk of the day. One thing I learned right away is that I'm not in good walking shape :) Hopefully after a couple more weekends, I won't be as tired.
A lot of people think Europeans are thin because they walk so much. That may be also true for the Swiss, but the main reason I think that they are thin is that the food is so damn expensive. They can't afford to eat. At some point I'll try taking a picture of a menu and posting it. Suffice to say, a cheeseburger, medium fry, and medium soda at McDonalds if 12 Franks, or for us americans, 10 dollars! That gives an idea.
Got to see Albert Einsteins house today. He actually came up with the Theory of Relativity while in Bern. Also got to climb up the Berner Munster - no relation to Herman Munster :) 100 meter tall church, and I thought my legs were going to fall off when I got to the top.
Unfortunately I forgot to bring my sock monkey with me, so he missed out on my trip to Bern. I'll be better in the future so he is included.
For those who are interested, the link to my Bern photos...
http://picasaweb.google.com/derek.hecht/BernSwitzerland#
I also renamed my Estavayer album, its new link is...
http://picasaweb.google.com/derek.hecht/EstavayerLeLacSwitzerland#
Until my next trip....
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