Bern

New Plan: Robert and Helen having a jolly time together so until we organize a friend he will stay there.

It’s 11am and so far we have told house keeping to go away, eaten cereal with our lovely cold milk from outside, showered and that’s about it hey. Hahah

Swapped lunch and dinner plans around so went to spaghetti house next door for lunch.
Excellent food. Still shit prices but semi acceptable. Carbonara was amazing

We then went to Einsteins house where he lived for 2 years and developed his theory of relativity - E=MC2
He lived there with wife and son.
Had the families sitting room on the 2nd floor and then info walls on 3rd floor.
Fun to read about. Divorced his wife and married his cousin. So that’s cute.
Also had a daughter (first child with wife) that he has never met and no one knows what happened to. 👏🏼

We then went walking to the bear pits - bears are the symbol of bern. They got a revamped living space in 2009.
Unfortunately all in hibernation though so didn’t see anything other than the holes they would be sleeping in.
Walked along the river. A lovely walk. The water is crystal clear.
A dude was practicing his opera scales as he was running which was a bit funny.
Could hear him coming LAAAAAAAAAAA
and hear him leaving LAAAAAAAAAA
Bless.
Had to walk a long way to find a bridge to cross over the river to a place we knew where a lift was to get us back up the valley.
Naturally it wasn’t free to take the lift 🙄

It’s bloody cold ok. Even with my beanie and gloves. 70% of snow in about an hour 🤞🏼🤞🏼
Went and got Starbucks hot chocolate and it was literally less than half full. 60% whipped cream.

Back at hostel where we will stay. Going to have a read once done writing this and then World Cup later tonight which will hopefully be on the Telly.

Literally me for the last month “I have glass stuck in my head.”
Will *scoffs*
He has just tried to pop the pimple on side of head that’s been there since Grand Canyon.
“I think you might be right, something’s in there”
🫠

Didn’t read. Watched Graham Norton and Miriam Margolyes videos.

Watching the Argentina V Australia FIFA game. Will was positive until the 2nd goal scored then became a real cranky puss 😆

Shouldn’t have come here for so long. Don’t have the money to actually do anything. 😂
3 more sleeps 🥴
We have no plans for tomorrow or day after. Have exhausted all of Berns attractions 😅
I had a day trip to Thun on our originally itinerary but even though it’s 18mins away - the train is $150 soooooooo not going because all we were going to do there is walk around anyway.
Could do day trips to other places to like interlaken or Lauterbrunnen which is the inspiration for Rivendell for LOTR. And I could/would justify the travel expenses if you could guarantee blue skies. But it’s so grey and gloomy. So nope.
Switzerland is a place you can only come if it’s your entire holiday.
One week in Switzerland done properly is 6 weeks anywhere else.もっと詳しく