We are at an internet cafe, with the same crazy foreign keyboard. Eric is trying to upload pictures, but it is complicated. We only have 29 minutes, so we'll see if he can complete his mission (easier than CounterStrike, right?)
I started to tell you about the Aare River, and how we found this incredible zoo while we were on our walk. What was neat was to see moms and dads taking the kids around the zoo. We saw some amazing animals and couldn't get over how trusting a place wiz. is. There was a rainforest exhibit, where we could actually sit with the monkeys and other animals and birds. Amazing! Eric had a great time taking pictures of the little fuzzy baby ducks interacting with the flamingoes in another exhibit. Again, we were right there and could touch these creatures (but didn't).
Something else that was funny about the zoo was that several animals looked like they had mange. They were ratty looking, and we thought they might be dying. Then we realized that they were shedding. Of course! It snows here in the winter, and is warm in the summer. We had a good chuckle over that!
From the zoo, we continued our walk down the river. Now here's the kookey part I wanted to tell you about. This is an incredible swiftly flowing river, and people actually get in it and float down. But you have to be careful that you are able to grab one of the exit polls, otherwise you will float into the dam and die. It was funny to watch little heads bobbing up and down in the river. And of course you know that my husband is chomping at the bit to do this. I'm perfectly content to take pictures from the side. :-) But it looks super freaky because the current is so swift, and there are all sorts of warning signs telling you how far you have to the exit poll, and how you must swim hard to get there. Not my idea of relaxation, but it's totally Eric's thing. Forgot to mention that the water is freezing cold (of course - melted snow!!!) So we will have to update you about that this evening.
In the meantime, while we wait until the afternoon for the water to warm up a little, we are having fun wandering through the town. We are learning how to be better travelers. For example, we had no clue what the menu said last night (that's the other thing too - with French, we could figure most things out. But with this Swiss-German, we have no clue!) Well, what we learned today is that we should always just go to little delis or grocery stores where we can see what we are getting, and the food and drinks are much cheaper.
My favorite part of the grocery store was the chocolate bar aisle. There were the huge bricks that my dad mentioned, as well as tons and tons of different kinds. So we are having fun buying samples to decide which is the best to bring home. :-) Haven't seen any hot chocolate yet - maybe that's higher up in the alpine region.
We're on our way to see the town cuckoo clock do its hourly performance (which we keep missing) and then off to feed those cute bears. Hopefully Eric will get a picture posted, and we'll let you know how that river float goes!
I started to tell you about the Aare River, and how we found this incredible zoo while we were on our walk. What was neat was to see moms and dads taking the kids around the zoo. We saw some amazing animals and couldn't get over how trusting a place wiz. is. There was a rainforest exhibit, where we could actually sit with the monkeys and other animals and birds. Amazing! Eric had a great time taking pictures of the little fuzzy baby ducks interacting with the flamingoes in another exhibit. Again, we were right there and could touch these creatures (but didn't).
Something else that was funny about the zoo was that several animals looked like they had mange. They were ratty looking, and we thought they might be dying. Then we realized that they were shedding. Of course! It snows here in the winter, and is warm in the summer. We had a good chuckle over that!
From the zoo, we continued our walk down the river. Now here's the kookey part I wanted to tell you about. This is an incredible swiftly flowing river, and people actually get in it and float down. But you have to be careful that you are able to grab one of the exit polls, otherwise you will float into the dam and die. It was funny to watch little heads bobbing up and down in the river. And of course you know that my husband is chomping at the bit to do this. I'm perfectly content to take pictures from the side. :-) But it looks super freaky because the current is so swift, and there are all sorts of warning signs telling you how far you have to the exit poll, and how you must swim hard to get there. Not my idea of relaxation, but it's totally Eric's thing. Forgot to mention that the water is freezing cold (of course - melted snow!!!) So we will have to update you about that this evening.
In the meantime, while we wait until the afternoon for the water to warm up a little, we are having fun wandering through the town. We are learning how to be better travelers. For example, we had no clue what the menu said last night (that's the other thing too - with French, we could figure most things out. But with this Swiss-German, we have no clue!) Well, what we learned today is that we should always just go to little delis or grocery stores where we can see what we are getting, and the food and drinks are much cheaper.
My favorite part of the grocery store was the chocolate bar aisle. There were the huge bricks that my dad mentioned, as well as tons and tons of different kinds. So we are having fun buying samples to decide which is the best to bring home. :-) Haven't seen any hot chocolate yet - maybe that's higher up in the alpine region.
We're on our way to see the town cuckoo clock do its hourly performance (which we keep missing) and then off to feed those cute bears. Hopefully Eric will get a picture posted, and we'll let you know how that river float goes!
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ahhhhhhhhhhhhooooooooggggggllllleeeeeeeee, chocolate bricks!!!oooouuuuuuu!!!!!!!!!
xoxoxo-D
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