We arrived in Bern, the capital of Switzerland to some great weather.
The hostel we booked was in the heart of the old city which is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The location was great and we easily found the hostel. That afternoon we settled into our room and met our Aussie roommates. After dinner we hung out at the hostel and then decided to go see if we could catch an English movie. Lucky for us there where a number of theaters close to the hostel playing movies in english. The new bond movie had just come out so we decided to catch that flick. However, after buying the tickets we realized the showing was at 23:oo and not 10. The 24-hour times threw us off so the showing was a little later than we had hoped. We both enjoyed the movie, even if it was the most expensive movie ticket we bought in our lives at 17 francs (about 17 CAD) each.The next day we got up and decided to check out the main Cathedral. The tower gave us a great view of the city. After climbing the tower we checked out the park beside the church.
It overlooked the river and was a very relaxing spot to hang out. From the park we walked over to the famous bear pits. They where alright but it did not seem like the most humane spot to house a bear.
That night we once again enjoyed some fine Swiss fondue and rosti for dinner.
The next day we checked out the Einstein Museum. There was an exhibit on the history of Bern on one level and the rest of the museum was dedicated to Einstein and his life in Switzerland. It was a very interesting museum in a pretty cool building. That night we hung out at the hostel and ended up playing UNO with some Aussies we met.
The next day it was onto Zurich where we easily made our connection to Innsbruck.
The next day we checked out the Einstein Museum. There was an exhibit on the history of Bern on one level and the rest of the museum was dedicated to Einstein and his life in Switzerland. It was a very interesting museum in a pretty cool building. That night we hung out at the hostel and ended up playing UNO with some Aussies we met.
The next day it was onto Zurich where we easily made our connection to Innsbruck.
