Saint-Louis, France

According to Suanne's cellphone pedometer we walked 221,594 steps or 105 miles on this trip. I had no idea we had walked that far. We visited twenty different cities in five different countries. These are the cities we visited on this trip; Brussels, Brugge, Antwerp, Williamstad, Kinderdiek, Nijemegan, Bonn, Cochem, Bernkastel, Trier, Zell, Boggard, Speyer, Strasbourg, Baden-Baden, Basel, Bern, Interlaken,Thun, and Lucern. And I took 2,391 pictures! In the bottom picture we are on the bottom of the stairs on the left side. The guy with the flag is our leader Serge.

In our rental car

                                                                The Yellow Group 

Old Bern, April 4, 2016

Today was our last day in Bern and we decided to ride the public transport to the Old Bern. The bottom three pictures are of doors that lead to underground dance clubs that open at night. I found one that was a cafe and open during the daytime.

Old Bern

A very small delivery truck

Anita opening door "number one"

Another person in stripes

The happy couple

Nice local waving

The Market

Tim from Florida now living in Switzerland 

More Old Bern

Doors to the underground scene

Lucerne April 3, 2016

Today was the best weather we have had on our trip. It was mostly sunny with a high temperature of 67 degrees. We went to Lucerne to see the sights and meet up with our pals from the cruise. They were on an extended cruise with Serg. Laura Franco went out to lunch with us. We went to Lucern Underground Station and drove around in our rental car trying to find a good place to take a picture of The Alps, (we never did find one), too big I guess.

Suanne in a phone booth ready to turn into super woman

Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke)

Old Town Lucern

Anita drinking from one of the many fountains

Totem pole in Old Town Lucerne

Couple rowing on a lake

Ducks

We stopped by this lake for a car break

Lunch with Laura and photo bomb lady

Bern The Neighborhood April 2, 2016

These are some pictures I took around our neighborhood. We eat a complimentary breakfast in the hotel restaurant every morning. The weather has been cloudy and cool around 56 degrees for the high temperature.

The Hotel Entrance

The Lift

This is the big building that houses the hotel

Bicycles, walking, and public transportation are the ways to get around this city

There are bike lanes everywhere 

National Bern Hotel April 1, 2016

We are staying in Bern, Switzerland at the historic National Bern Hotel. The locals here mostly use public transportation, bicycling, or walking to get around this part of the city. They are also big on scooters and electric bicycles. We love the historic hotel rooms. We have a nice view of the streetcars and buses loading and unloading passengers. It is surprising quiet at night.

Our hotel

Every kind of bicycle

Bicycles lined up

View outside Anita and Suanne's room

Interlaken, Switzerland April 2, 2016

Good weather today, no rain and not too cold. We took the car out to explore Interlaken located in The Alps. Unfortunately, it was cloudy and we could not get a good picture of the mountains. Take my word for it they were spectacular and they have snow on them year round.

Goofing around

Chill in'

Wooden sculpture Interlaken 

Notice the prices. The store manager stopped me from taking any more pictures

Bern II April 1, 2016

Everything in Switzerland is expensive, but the people working here make higher wages to compensate.

Coop grocery store in Bern

In our hotel

Chess At The Platz