[Previous (day)trips from/around Switzerland: Part I, Part II, Part III, with Olga, Part IV, Lyon, Part V, and Part VI; and Activities Nearby]
With Nate back in Boston and me not yet back in Switzerland, Chase needed to be minded for a few days, so my mom came here to help out. This was right after Chase had fallen and needed stitches on his chin, so she had to deal with all the doctors and school/daycare, making sure his wound was healing ok. We did have a full weekend to explore, so we went on two day trips.
On Saturday, we went to Bern. Although we have gone there before with Sonia and Nate's parents, my mom had not been, so it was worth going. We walked around the city center, looked at the parliament building, went into the Bern Cathedral, checked out the beautiful views, went up the Zytglogge tower, tried to see the bears (who were hibernating), and went to the Paul Klee museum. We were not particularly impressed with the Paul Klee museum, but they were playing videos of Charlie Chaplin to show what inspired Klee. On the train home from Bern, I mentioned to my mom that we actually had a Charlie Chaplin museum nearby in Vevey since he spent his last many years living there. So, on Sunday, we decided to go the Charlie Chaplin museum and visit his grave. We were blown away by the Chaplin museum! Even though we weren't particularly fans, we thought the museum was so well done. There was so much to explore and see! Overall, a wonderful weekend spent sight-seeing with my mom.
With Nate back in Boston and me not yet back in Switzerland, Chase needed to be minded for a few days, so my mom came here to help out. This was right after Chase had fallen and needed stitches on his chin, so she had to deal with all the doctors and school/daycare, making sure his wound was healing ok. We did have a full weekend to explore, so we went on two day trips.
On Saturday, we went to Bern. Although we have gone there before with Sonia and Nate's parents, my mom had not been, so it was worth going. We walked around the city center, looked at the parliament building, went into the Bern Cathedral, checked out the beautiful views, went up the Zytglogge tower, tried to see the bears (who were hibernating), and went to the Paul Klee museum. We were not particularly impressed with the Paul Klee museum, but they were playing videos of Charlie Chaplin to show what inspired Klee. On the train home from Bern, I mentioned to my mom that we actually had a Charlie Chaplin museum nearby in Vevey since he spent his last many years living there. So, on Sunday, we decided to go the Charlie Chaplin museum and visit his grave. We were blown away by the Chaplin museum! Even though we weren't particularly fans, we thought the museum was so well done. There was so much to explore and see! Overall, a wonderful weekend spent sight-seeing with my mom.
Overlooking the Aare (top left) and behind the Parliament Building (others).
L: Zytglogge tower; R: Overlooking Bern from the banks of the Aare
Chase being super into the Charlie Chaplin Museum (in Vevey).
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