Day 8 Murten on Lake Morat 2/9/2018 Our road trip to Murten on lake Morat. This morning came with the bright sunshine pouring in through the window. I rose showered, Shirley decided she would remain in bed so I went walking to the village to find Wifi but alas nowhere to be found. Arriving back home and before I can sit, we are off to the car and travelling to a small village named Murten on lake Morat roughly 35 kilometres away. This drive take us through ...

Let’s explore Berne Day 6 31/8/2018 Grey skies greet us this morning, what to do.seems like a great day to try the public transport and take a train ride to the city of Berne, named after the bears that many years ago lived in numbers but now only have a small number . They keep two in a pen as reminder of where the name Berne came from. Michelle is kind enough to take us to the station at Fribourg and just like the locals we buy our ticket from the machine ...

Seeing the sight Thursday 30/8/2018 day 5 Michelle and Danielle are taken us on a tour of the surrounding area of their home. The first place we are going to is a lovely town that has grown in the last five years as it is roughly the centre between Zurich and Geneva, it’s name Bulle. There is a small market held here every Thursday, fruit ,veggies, meats, cheeses, clothes and odds and ends are all sold here ,it is vibrant and easy ,it was an experience and Sh...

The Castle Day 4 29/8/2018 Today’s adventure takes us to the town of Montreux where we will find the castle of Chateau De Chillon. This is a castle of medieval era, many hundreds of years old. It’s history dates back to the the 12th century up until today. The savoy era 12th century til 1536, the Bernese era 1536 til 1798 and the vaudois era, 1798 until now. Excavations was carried out show this castle has been occupied since the Bronze Age. The castl...

28/8/18 day 2 Well I’m off to Fribourg by the Switzerland rail system, one of the best known in the world . So after a poor nights sleep I’m on the shuttle bus back to Zurich to the train station. Where the hell do I get this train, what platform , what time, the ticket just says “you catch it all day”. I grab some Maccas, bacon and egg burger and coffee , not that great . Right lets find our way around so let’s ask. First there was station attendan...