Bern... so beautiful!! I sat under a tree today and ate Swiss chocolate (more on that in a minute) and read about mixed use city planning and urban remodernization (sustainability concepts translated into english as 'cities laid out as they were before we all decided we needed cars and walmart and suburbia.) I realized as I sat there a startling conclusion: this is one of the reasons I love Europe! Me, the suburban queen who hates Toronto (except when I visit Dana & Chad or K & Cor, of course), loves the walk-able cities!
Now, Bern is certainly no exception to that. Its hilly-ness makes up for all the swiss chocolate I'm eating... which is a lot because these Swiss... man, they know their chocolate!! (Dare I say, even moreso than the Belgians, who seem to want to put hazelnuts in everthing.) I spent the day wandering the streets, getting ready for Interlaken, and deperately trying not to spend any money. I swear this is the shopping capital of the world... though much to my dismay the exchange rate is NOT 10:1 as I thought it was... more like 1:1. whoops. My dreams of a swiss watch to replace the one I lost in Amsterdam (boo) went out the door with that news.
much love,
Allison
ps ....FINALLY pictures:
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