We have decided that we can't really afford to spend much more time in Switzerland - where we are staying in Rothrist is the cheapest hotel we could find, at $130 a night. It's seems to be in the middle of nowhere, but it's actually well based for day trips to Swiss towns. We headed off for a big day of sightseeing in the south of the country. First was the Swiss capital of Bern. After parking the car we walked to the end of the street to find an enclosure with 3 bears wandering around - these were the remnants of the old bear pits, though the bears have a lot more space now than they used to. We then headed up the main street, visit Einstein's old house along the way, before walking around town and back to the car.
We then drove to Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva, apparently one of the richest holidays area in the world. After a short stroll along the waterfront we drove to Château de Chillon, a small castle on an island just a few metres off the shore. Next stop after this was Lausanne, where we quickly toured the city centre (cathedrals, etc .... you know the drill).On the way back to Rothrist we did some shopping, and tonight we "dined" in our hotel room on potato chips and biscuits, unwilling to open our wallets in a country where a Big Mac costs $10 (not that either of us has ever eaten one).
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