Tuesday, 2 December 2008: Bern
Yesterday: Waldkirch and Riegel
There is snow on the Alps, and there are a few flakes falling here in Bern today. I started the day off by getting lost: I walked right off my map without even leaving the Bern Bahnhof!
The Zytglogge is one of Bern's great landmarks
Brauerei Egger of Worb doesn't have a pub, but their beers are available in Bern at Restaurant Brasserie Anker.
Restaurant Brasserie Anker, Bern
Lunch was an excellent creamy barley soup with bacon, a salad, and pork schnitzel with pasta and mushroom gravy for CHF17.50 ($14.35).
The #21 bus took me north of downtown to Brauerei Felsenau. Their beers are available at the nearby Restaurant Felsenau, on the hill above the brewery.
Restaurant Felsenau, Bern
Felsenau Lager Hell, CHF3.80 / $3.12 for a 10.1-ounce glass
Felsenau Bärner Weizenbier, CHF5.50 / $4.50 for a half-liter bottle
Felsenau Bärni Dunkles Spezialbier, CHF4.90 / $4.00 for an 11.2-ounce bottle
The skies had been cloudy all the time, but they cleared enough this evening that I could catch this nice arrangement of the Moon, Venus, and Jupiter over our hotel.
Back in Basel, we met Paris' colleague Marco and his charming wife Paloma for dinner at the Pinguin for beers and dinner (in that order).
Caulier Bon-Secours Bière Vivante!!
John Martin Gordon's Finest Scotch Highland Ale
Tomorrow: Kenzingen and Lörrach
5 comments:
Did you get to keep the bottles?
I would have liked to keep the bottles, but I didn't have any space for them in my carry-on bag.
what i want to know is how you always manage to stay sober.
who said he stayed sober?
1) I'm a Trained Professional™.
2) I sleep on the trains.
3) Occasionally, I wake up at the wrong station. When that happens, I have another beer at the station while I wait for a train going the other way.
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