Switzerland!

This picture was taken in front of their historical clock tower in downtown Bern. We arrived just before 6 and were able to see the little man on the top hit the gong with all the bears dancing in a circle. I loved Switzerland – especially Bern! Everything was within walking distance. There was a wonderful department store next door and we had so much fun shopping there. There were also lots of quaint little shops along the way and of course tons of chocolate! I’ve never tasted such wonderful chocolate!

Bern is the capital of Switzerland so this was one of the government buildings. I think it was actually their capital building. The architecture was so beautiful. The food and wine was also surprisingly good. We had one of our best meals in Bern. Mine was some sort f goulash which I thought was Hungarian but the pasta was freshly made, the meat was so tender and the sauce was amazing. Paul had some incredible Pork with a type of potato pancake. We usually eat half of our dishes and then share with the other person so we get to eat both but these were so good we didn’t want to share!

Bern is surrounded by a river so this was taken on the edge of town. To the left is the city and the right is the river. Even though it was cooler and definitely the Fall, they had beautiful gardens everywhere. All of the homes had beautiful red geraniums from their window boxes.

This was a home that was on the other side of the river. It was so beautiful I just had to take a picture. You can see the leaves were already starting to turn colors.

This is a picture of Lake Geneva taken from the train. It was so beautiful. There were vineyards everywhere which surprised me since Switzerland isn’t known for their wine. Our trip from Bern to Geneva was very beautiful and filled with quaint little villages and lots of farms.