Bernese Mountain Dogs

This week has gone by so quickly. I keep turning around and it's a new day. So for now, we'll talk about... Tuesday's excursion to Morat and Bern!

Morat is a town 30 minutes away from Estavayer and one of national importance. It was here in 1476 that the Swiss ousted the Burgundians, led by Charles the Bold. Charles had wanted to rule France and the Swiss cantons, but to his surprise they fought back with a nasty vengeance. To this day, they run a marathon to/from this town in remembrance of the man who ran from the town to Fribourg to announce the victory over the Burgundians. The "castle" and city walls are still up and saving the town, so we decided to do a little wall exploration.

Wall of Morat, inside

Graffiti from some hooligan from UGA

The second half of the day was spent exploring Bern, the capital of Switzerland. We had a delicious lunch of Chinese stir-fry, followed by a lovely afternoon in the Museum of Bern. It housed so many artefacts, many of them from Medieval and Renaissance times- including several manuscripts. This lucky girl got to touch!

Manuscripting

And the school day ended with a trip to the bookstore, where I bought Pillars of the Earth. It's been my reading companion now for a few days, and at 1100 pages I'm sure to be reading it for another few days at least =)