- Headed to the Bern, Switzerland temple in the morning to do a session with Opa. Oma was kind enough to stay with Hugo. She made a friend with a young girl who was visiting with her family from Italy.
- Session was in English which was a bit disappointing because we were originally told it would be in Italian.
- Drove to the Bern train station to park and explore the city (UNESCO world heritage site)
- Followed the Rick Steves walking tour. Sights included:
- Very loooong arcade of stores. Most stores had cellars that you could access from the streets. Saw 3 H&M stores within half a kilometer of each other.
- A cool clock
- Unique statues
- Scenic views of the river
- Einstein's home
- One of the Bern bears (in a much better habitat than they previously had)
- Statue of a devil cutting off a monk's wiener at the cathedral
- Various statues
- Ended our time in Bern with a visit to the Sprungli chocolate store
- owned by Lindt but this is their higher end chocolate that is only sold in their special stores in Switzerland
- Bought some chocolates for souvenirs, then bought a truffle each to try and a small chocolate cake - SCRUMPTIOUS
- I offered Liz a bite of my chocolate and she ATE THE WHOLE THING (so I ate the rest of hers)
- Went to Wichtrach where Mark's dad served on his mission and drank from the fountain (means you'll come back to Switzerland again)
- Drove through town where Mark's great grandfather John Aebersold lived before immigrating to the US
- Drove through the tiny town of Aebersold and took photos with the sign. Population is probably 10.
- Chill evening, just got some food from the grocery store for dinner.
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| In front of Bern's never-ending arcade |
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| Bought a fresh fig at the market. First fresh fig since my time in Peru. |
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| Overlooking parts of Bern |
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| Baby-eating statue |
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| Where Einstein came up with E = mc2 |
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| Famous Bern clock tower |
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| A store in a cellar. Pretty common in Bern. |
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| The famous fountain |
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| Hugo was a fan |
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| 3 generations of Abersolds |
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| Aebersold countryside |
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| Yummy chocolate cake we bought from Sprungli |
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