We've had a few visitors coming to see us while in Bern - Jean-Come came for lunch from Lausanne where he is studying Engineering. We first met him as an 18 month old in Johannesburg and it's wonderful to see how he has developed into a self-assured, confident young man.
And then our friend Myrna, from Sydney, came to join us for a couple of nights from Lyon where she was visiting her daughter. We had such fun showing her some of our favourite haunts and then spent a glorious morning at the Paul Klee Museum. The Museum was designed by Renzo Piano and it's curved lines echo the hills in the background.
Myrna at the Paul Klee Museum
We've been up the Gurten - the hill overlooking Bern - by cable car, had a typical Swiss meal with Hendrik and Anna's good friends who live on the hillside and spent a day in Nyon, a lovely small town on the shore of Lake Geneva where a 12th C fairy tale castle dominates the town. We met up in Nyon with Jeany and her friend Georges who owns a dentist practice where he is in the process of installing state-of-the-art laser equipment - no more injections or dentist drills as I understand it. We had lunch at a restaurant overlooking the lake - a marvellous meal of perch from the lake and then bought ice creams and wandered along the shore on a perfect afternoon.
Conal, Jeany and Georges - plus ice creams
Sadly our days here are drawing to a close. Tomorrow Hendrik, Conal and Jan are going to watch the local soccer match - and Monday is the Swiss National day with great festivities including fire works.
Jan and his friend Lexie taking a dip in the Aare
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