Italy begone, we’re in the Confoederatio Helvetica now (Switzerland for the rest of us). We crossed the Alps around lunchtime and left Italy behind.
This will be a short post, as we spent most of the day entrained and I’m sure you don’t need a blow-by-blow description of that. We noted that we have been on 4 different Italian trains, and they have all been totally different. The first, from Rome to Florence, was the best: more room, better seats, more room for luggage, the WiFi actually worked.
No photos from the train trip. If you want to see two beautiful locations I would recommend Stresa in Italy and Spies in Switzerland. These towns are nestled alongside big lakes. Very impressive. I could happily live at either of these.
There is an immediate and noticeable difference between Italy and Switzerland. Mown grass. Switzerland from the train looked neat and trim. Very green, very tidy. No wonder these guys produce good watches, I couldn’t see the Swiss being satisfied with close enough.
I can’t tell you much about Bern yet, I am still working it out. This evening we will decide what to do tomorrow.
Bye, Steve J.
A few photos of Bern to keep you amused in the interim:
Tom reckons you should bring him back one of the motorbike car things – I think he wants to give it to me! Suppose I could go with that!