A Quick Tour of Bern November 4, 2006

The weather is beautiful this morning with bright blue skies and cooler temperatures. Our plan is to walk around Bern’s historic district. Bern is located about a third of the way between Zurich and Geneva and is the capital of Switzerland as well as being its most attractive and well preserved city. It is located on a bend in the Aare River set on a bluff the city’s terraces abound with opportunities to view the river as well as the surrounding Alps.

This was Saturday morning and there was an open air market near the old city gate which we wandered around for a while. We left the market and strolled through the old town before coming to another market where we found an unusual wind mobile that I’m sure we will find a place for someday. After lunch and sitting in the afternoon sun overlooking the river we headed back to the hotel and the never ending chore of research, planning and reservationing on the internet.

Tomorrow we have an early train that will take us to Normandy where we will spend the next few days.