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The Swiss like to laugh at images of Bush in television appearances. Apparently he's gotten himself into some things they don't agree with. Then again, he never stole any Jewish gold, so who's the pot and who's the black kettle? The conversation continues.
At Einstein's apartment from 1905, where he wrote the theory of relativity and which has been preserved as a little museum, I learned a few things. Namely, that he left his wife for his cousin. And he had a suit with the same pattern as a hat I bought yesterday. And that it's actually "atom" bomb, not Adam bomb like everyone thinks. The Alpine Museum had a bunch of three-dimensional reliefs of mountains, and some stuffed rams, and a whole floor of contemporary art which made even less sense because it was all in German. Something about a loaf of bread and some astroturf. At the zoo, there were all the usual creatures, and I got jealous of the seals because it was so hot. We saw a seal pooping. That was pretty cool. And there was one little enclosure where we sat on a bench and a little monkey with a man-face came up and gave me what I believe to have been a stink-eye.
I had a really good time watching a dog play with one of those fountains that sporadically shoots water from spouts in the ground, and a really bad time trying to figure out the Swiss post office, which is actually a bank with a small convenience store in the back, with a post office a floor below that. The Swiss apparently have staunchly avoided automation, which would be great for human jobs and the overall Swiss economy if it didn't mean I have to wait to buy my postage in Germany tomorrow.
But other than that, Bern is a pretty happening place. It's a small, dense city nestled in the hills, there's lots of good chocolate and cheese, and you can walk from the shopping district in the center of the city to secluded forest campgrounds in less than half an hour. Plus there are oversized chess and checkers boards all over the place. And I fought a stone bear. There are so few places in this world where you can fight a stone bear. Plus I climbed the Materhorn, but it took me at least a couple hours.
And now I'm going to have something to drink in the tearoom and relax on the rooftop terrace. I love being an unwelcome guest at this hotel.
At Einstein's apartment from 1905, where he wrote the theory of relativity and which has been preserved as a little museum, I learned a few things. Namely, that he left his wife for his cousin. And he had a suit with the same pattern as a hat I bought yesterday. And that it's actually "atom" bomb, not Adam bomb like everyone thinks. The Alpine Museum had a bunch of three-dimensional reliefs of mountains, and some stuffed rams, and a whole floor of contemporary art which made even less sense because it was all in German. Something about a loaf of bread and some astroturf. At the zoo, there were all the usual creatures, and I got jealous of the seals because it was so hot. We saw a seal pooping. That was pretty cool. And there was one little enclosure where we sat on a bench and a little monkey with a man-face came up and gave me what I believe to have been a stink-eye.
I had a really good time watching a dog play with one of those fountains that sporadically shoots water from spouts in the ground, and a really bad time trying to figure out the Swiss post office, which is actually a bank with a small convenience store in the back, with a post office a floor below that. The Swiss apparently have staunchly avoided automation, which would be great for human jobs and the overall Swiss economy if it didn't mean I have to wait to buy my postage in Germany tomorrow.
But other than that, Bern is a pretty happening place. It's a small, dense city nestled in the hills, there's lots of good chocolate and cheese, and you can walk from the shopping district in the center of the city to secluded forest campgrounds in less than half an hour. Plus there are oversized chess and checkers boards all over the place. And I fought a stone bear. There are so few places in this world where you can fight a stone bear. Plus I climbed the Materhorn, but it took me at least a couple hours.
And now I'm going to have something to drink in the tearoom and relax on the rooftop terrace. I love being an unwelcome guest at this hotel.