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Moving on with the current of the years.
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I can see your point as they're somewhat confined in that pit! But it was 15 years ago when I saw this and traveling to Europe and seeing bears up close like this was certainly a highlight. Perhaps, now I'd think differently about this, now that you remind me.
Loved that clock tower! I remember a quite decorative one I saw in Bern. The chocolate shop is so tempting and the other desserts and other specialties look so good!
There is one in Bern - and I think it's a bit more spectacular than this one, in all truth. That was one of the highlights of our visit there.
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You are not having an easy time of it with the internet. Hope it gets sorted soon.
It's driving me nuts! At least now Virgin have finally accepted there's a problem, which they hadn't done until now, so hopefully we can move forward...
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So do I! I'm waiting on the engineer now, so hopefully I can post the next instalment before he/she arrives....
Sunday 1 September – part six: Switzerland, the well known sweetcorn grower…
From here, we walked through the city…
… coming to the Biel Gate at the other side. This wasn’t quite as impressive as the Basel one.
We also found these fountains…
Then it was back to the car, and off out, although we stopped pretty quickly when we found these guys.
We found it ironic that right next door to them, they were growing sweetcorn. In fact, they seemed to be growing sweetcorn everywhere here. that well known sweetcorn grower, Switzerland… not!
Soon we were seeing more traditional Swiss countryside…
Vineyards!
Before long, we were coming into Neuchatel…
Mark decided to drive up to see the Chateau, which has been on this site for over 1,000 years. Obviously it’s a little unwell, as it’s currently undergoing repair work, so despite the fact that he drove up here when I don’t think he should’ve done I was glad he did, as it saved us a walk for something that could’ve been a bit disappointing.
From there, we headed back down towards the lakefront.
Glad they got your internet fixed at least long enough to post today's installment!
I never would associate corn with Switzerland, but I guess those cows have to eat something!
Glad they got your internet fixed at least long enough to post today's installment!
Sadly the engineer hasn't arrived yet. This is how the service has been for weeks. One minute it's fine, the next minute it's slow, then it grinds to a halt completely. There's just no way of knowing what it's going to do, that's what so frustrating.
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I never would associate corn with Switzerland, but I guess those cows have to eat something!
That's what we figured as well, as a lot of the corn appeared to be for animal feed.
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I love the smaller cities and little towns in Switzerland. Not so much a fan of the big cities, so this all looks lovely now! I've been to Neufchatel-- just passing through, though. Corn..... no, that I don't remember from Switzerland!
I love all the small towns you are traveling through too!!! It's wonderful to see that each has it owns style. Really enjoying all the photos of the countrysides. Sweetcorn for all the sweet Cows!!!!!
I love the smaller cities and little towns in Switzerland. Not so much a fan of the big cities, so this all looks lovely now!
Some of the bigger cities are beautiful. Although we didn't go into it this time, Lucerne stands out in my mind for that and, while it's not technically a city (I don't think), Montreux is absolutely stunning, as you'll see soon.
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But it was 15 years ago when I saw this and traveling to Europe and seeing bears up close like this was certainly a highlight. 
Perhaps, now I'd think differently about this, now that you remind me. 
At least now Virgin have finally accepted there's a problem, which they hadn't done until now, so hopefully we can move forward...
that well known sweetcorn grower, Switzerland… not! 
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