And on the fifth day...

...we rested, 'cause we were tired. Don't have too many interesting stories for today -- Allison and I slept until 11, chilled out in St. Genis (the village in France where she lives), ate goat cheese and baguette, drank wine, and watched Inglourious Basterds. No bird attacks, I'm happy to report. So, since I don't have much to report, here's some pictures from our previous adventures through Switzerland to tide you over until I head to Berlin tomorrow. Bon apetit!

a fountain in the Bern rose garden

a statue in the Bern rose garden


a ROSE in the Bern rose garden -- imagine!

Terraced vineyards in the countryside between Lausanne and Montreux -- these have been around for around 1000 years. To quote the immortal wisdom of Keanu Reeves: "Whoa."

A beautiful view of the streets of Lausanne


"The Broken Chair" -- This three-legged chair statue sits in the square in front of the UN. It was commissioned in honor/memory of land-mine victims (Allison and I assumed the missing chair-leg symbolizes missing limbs).

The UN building itself, with a walkway of the world's flags.

Tomorrow, dear friends and family, I depart France/Switzerland for Germany. Aurevoir, Geneve! Guten Tag, Berlin!