Getting Acquainted with Bern

Bern is a very small village that only takes about a half day to see, but it is so charming in all its quaintness, and  it's so picturesque. Definitely a fun little place to roam around in for awhile. I stayed outside the city in Turgi, a tiny tiny village, for a couple nights with one of Deanna's friends (thanks again for the hookup D!), it was a fun weekend.

Highlights of weekend in and Around Bern

-Wandering around a small village that feels like it hasn't been impacted very much by tourism

- The incredibly beautiful water. I still can't get over the color

- Having a super awesome host and travel buddy for the weekend

- Eating chicken hearts, which were amazingly delicious

-Being able to go to church finally and meeting so many wonderfully nice people

-Listening to a talk in German and being able to figure out some of what they were talking about. I impress even myself sometimes

- Discussing literature and getting a list of Czech authors and books I need to read

- Discovering Haribo gummy bears. Yeah, they pretty much rock

- Going to dinner at a couples house after church and having a feast

-Making smores in the oven

-Discovering the Czech tradition of Name day. Another reason to shower me with presents, yes please! Be ready on November 25th

- Wandering through a flea market and laughing at the randomness of it all- small tires, saftey cards from planes, a ton of Pat Benatar Records, vintage telephone, a compass that had to of weighed almost 3 lbs...

-Seeing a sign for Bryan Adams in concert and then finding out it was a sold out show. What...

-Eating yummy pretzels

-Meeting a crazy polish guy with the greatest laugh ever

- Taking a little trail to a lookout point, only to find it looks out over the train station. Pretty awesome view for some people, not so much for me

- Walking through the water jets/fountain that go off randomly, in the town square

- BBQing with a totally awesome and hilarious international group of people(Polish, Czech, Lebanese, Paraguayan)

-Being reminded of how blessed I am to live in the United States

-Walking the Bern temple grounds