Bern, Switzerland

On our way to France we made our last stop in Bern, Switzerland. This is the capital city. Bern means bear and got its name because the man who founded it said the city would be named after the first animal he killed.

Today, they have bears you can go feed which we did. It was sad because they’re in this pit but I guess the city is building a very large place for them next year where they can play in the woods and fish. In this city Einstein once lived. We went to an amazing Albert Einstein exhibition. Matt enjoyed reading the similarities between him and Albert. :) We read every sign and learned so much about this genius. Did you know ---- that Einstein had a schizophrenic son? or that he was asked to be president of Israel but turned down the offer because he felt he was too old for the job? or that at one point in his life, he was so tired of being well known that he wished he were a plumber.

We eventually hopped on a train and crossed over into France! Bon Sioux!