Hotel, motel, Holiday Inn.

Well, actually, we have arrived in Bern, Switzerland and we are at the ultra modern … Holiday Inn Bern Westside. I wouldn’t really have guessed a Holiday Inn to be as uppity as this, but the flooring is rich, dark wood, rooms flushed with vibrant lime green walls, hard lines and tile showers with sliding glass bathroom doors.

Chic hotel room in Bern, Switzerland.

As modern as it is, I even stood in my room for more than 20 minutes until I has to ask someone how to turn on the light to my room, which involves having a magnetic strip room key that has to be inserted into a slot and then the lights pressed on—the same key is used to access the floors on the elevator.

Key used to turn on lights in room.

I look forward to learning more about Bern … it was a city that has been around since 1191, so I am looking forward to more … Medieval than modern. More to come!