Day Sixteen

More 'Sploring!

I went for a run along the Aare River. Guess which of the following things I saw on my run (five points per correct guess):

·One of those brown mountain goats.
·pelican
·heron
·covered bridge
·waterpark
·boar
·buffalo
·marmot
·small airport

Yes! I saw all of them. I ran past this zoo type thing. It was great. And if that wasn't enough, there was another legendary swiss breakfast waiting for me when I got back. So was Rob, looking still very sick. It had been two days since he had eaten now, so he tried to put down a little bit of yogurt.

I, on the other hand, had yogurt, museli, toast, orange juice, and some corn flakes. Anonymous Source, you were right about the swiss breakfasts.

So then Rob and I went to the bear pit. Depressed-looking bears in a pit. Tourists throwing expensive apple slices at them. Sad.

We watched the "Bern Show", which seemed like a tourist-recruitment propaganda short made by the same people as "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" because of all of the animatronics, etc. Scary.

Then was the walkabout. While Rob slept in the hostel, I went looking for the university. A local gave me some crappy directions so I ended up in Crack Town, where I actually saw some people shooting up.

Holy Crap, it was hot today. I went back to that grassy park to jump in the river, which was inconceivably cold. So I started "Speaker for the Dead" by Orson Scott Card. While reading it, I realized what a dumb book "Angels and Demons" is. Sorry to all fans out there. Man, my legs were sore from the run at pilatus and the one this morning.

Woohoo, I am getting back my chaco tan!