Okay - that attempt at alliteration was pretty lame. But our weekend has been good! On Saturday we made the 1.5 hour trek to Bern, the capital of Switzerland and a UNESCO world heritage site. We could see why. It is a very fetching city: not big (only about 140,000 people I believe) but with one of the best preserved medieval centres in Europe. It was bustling but with very few cars in sight, so strangely peaceful on a Saturday afternoon. We walked the around the old town, took in the hourly show at the amazing 16th century clock tower, had the obligatory chocolate and coffee break, and joined the crowds enjoying the antics of the Bern bears by the river. They are now in quite a comfortable and humane setting, with lots if trees, water, and terracing, and they seemed to be enjoying it. One (we think it was fun-loving "Finn") had climbed a good 30 feet up in a tree, so was pretty much at eye-level with the crowd gathered high up the hillside! We had no idea how s/he would get down, but when the time came he descended with speed and nimbleness that would put the most adroit lumberjack to shame! I think Holly got it on video; we'll try to get it posted along with some other pictures shortly.
Today we headed into the Cathedrale St. Pierre, which is at the heart of old Geneva and has been a site of worship since the 12th century. The kids and Heather indulged me by taking in a concert by the choir of King's College Cambridge, which I think has to be up there among the world's best. The concert, and the acoustics, were breathtaking... even if Rory found his new/old X-men comic (en francais) more compelling. Afterward we headed to Parc Neuve, site of the Reformation Memorial as well as a great playgound and several giant sized chess boards where matches were being appreciated by large clusters of spectators. We then did some window shopping (about all we can manage) where the beautiful window displays were only overshadowed by the jaw-dropping prices.
That's all for now -- more pictures to follow. Take care all, Dave.
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