This'll be a short entry for a few reasons. One, I'm falling behind and need to catch up by writing quickly; two, I was only in Bern a short time; and three, not much happened in Bern.
I really enjoyed the train rides around Switzerland. The scenery was just marvellous - mountains and lakes - beautiful. I stayed with a CS host in Bern who had an injured foot, and so couldn't show me around or anything, but we got along well, had some good conversation.
I wandered Bern, which is probably the smallest city I've visited in a while. Bigger than Aalborg and Kristiansand, from the beginning of my trip, but still a small-sized city. Oh, everything is expensive in Switzerland - comparable to the prices in Denmark, for sure.
Bought some chocolate, made some curry. Went to see the film Religulous at a local movie theatre. I'd wanted to see it for a while. It's not exactly an Earth-shattering film by any means - more like a comedy version of Dawkins' documentaries, confronting religious people and asking them to explain their beliefs in a rational way.
I took a few more train rides while in Switzerland - making use of my rail pass for the free travel. Went as far as Interlaken. Walking the city didn't do too much for me, but the train rides, man, they were something. In general, I was growing bored with all the wandering - didn't really feel the drive to see much in the city itself. I still haven't really answered a lot of the questions I've had about travelling - whether it's really worth it. I mean, some things are nice, and it's always a good exercise to meet new people and explore new landscapes, but I don't know what I was getting from the experience beyond this basic mental exercise. If all I want is a change in routine, I can simulate that at home quite easily. But I don't though. Maybe that's the point. Maybe Europe ain't the best place to really find a different worldview from that of North America.
Anyway, that's Switzerland.
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