Tipsy on apple juice

Switzerland — Tags: , , , , — adrienne @ 2:18 am

You read it correctly; the Swiss put something crazy in their apfelsaft (apple juice)! Or, it could just be the extreme fatigue from jet lag and trekking from Zürich to Bern, Switzerland for the past few days—making JustSayGo TV host Ron and videographer Imran laugh uncontrollably. It was quite a lot of fun.

I would also have to say, even with my mediocre German speaking skills (I can order a mean cappuccino and get directions to and from—the Swiss German dialects and not even close to standard German).

We cannot seem to order pizza on this trip. In Zürich we ordered a Margherita pizza (Mozzarella, tomato and basil), what did we get? Just a cheese pizza. When we asked where the basil was the server pointed and said “In it.” And then brought us four leaves of basil. At a restaurant called Anker in Bern, we ordered a pizza with tomatoes, artichoke hearts, green peppers and mushrooms…our pizza arrived without tomatoes and green peppers. Again, we asked about the peppers, and the server laughed and said “I told them to put peppers,” and then laughed and walked away.

I have to say, pizza in America is way better—and more predictable.

Über Mod

Switzerland — Tags: , , , , — adrienne @ 1:38 am

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.

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.

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!