Some more updates as my time here comes to a close...

I am sitting here eating my rosti and bratwurst left overs from the other night. YUM. It's just amazing how time is getting the better of me in my last few weeks in Swiss-land. And with all that time, there is no shortage of stories to tell!

One great ride I did about a week ago was to go visit the capital,
Bern. I started out riding to the top of Lausanne and then headed north along a hilly range between the Juras (Swiss-French Alp range) and the Swiss Alps. The view is always great as the sun shines and where ever you look you see the Alps. The first town I hit was Orne and it's villars-d-Orne. It seems if you are big enough you get have a chateau and some environs (villars) where there are the outskirt houses. So yes, Orne had it's castle and I unwilling took off zee gloves and clicked it!


After Orne I hit Romont which is a definate must see. In the middle there's a chateau on top of a narrow hill and around it are the quantest little houses and shops. Of course I had to climb it to check it out and it was well worth it.
Great view over the country side from said castle.


After Romont, I hit Fribourg and German-land. These language borders are quite invisible yet very distinct! Fribourg is also a must see merits a return visit. Cute university town with your typical river running through it and hills on all sides. All signs here were, however in German. What a multicultural land!

Now after Fribourg comes Bern. HUGE! Tons of shopping, underground cellar shops, above ground shops, chocolate shops, everything, plus a hug train station. The old town was cute with it's castle walls and cobblestones. And like every village there's the traditional fountain and in this one a clock tower you could drive through.

So back to these cellars. I only saw them on my later visit and they are basically holes on the side of the street (look like old bomb shelters) which have been turned into stores. How cool?

Long ride deserves nice German dinner and a train ride home. :) And that was the end of this trip!