Christmas markets in Bern!

When did this actually happen? Saturday, December 12, 2015

N. and I once again decided to do something in Switzerland and go for a city trip to Bern. We found a nice discount train ticket gave us some nice surprises at the Christmas markets: a voucher of 5 francs to spend at one of the Christmas markets, and a free glühwein (for me hot apple punch that was way too sweet) including the mug! Super nice!



The Christmas markets were nice, but we only really bought food (snacks, really). Bern turns out to be a very picturesque city with some very nice mountains visible in the distance. We also went to the place where they keep all the bears, but the bears were hibernating. Too bad. This means I will have to come back to Bern one day, because you can’t say you’ve really been to Bern, until you’ve seen the bears!

Zürich zoo with mom

When did this actually happen? Sunday, January 10, 2016

When my mom visited in January for a week to celebrate my new room (I am in a new room!), we went to the zoo for a (rainy) day. We stumbled upon the Penguin Parade: the penguins take a walk through the zoo every day (when it is colder than 10°) to greet the other animals. This parade is absolutely hilarious.


The Penguin Parade


We also found a capybara and an anteater.