Zurich/Bern

We drove 232 km to a highway rest stop in Bern before we called it quits. Our second attempt to drive to Geneva was thwarted due to traffic in Zurich. The fastest way to Geneva from Vaduz did take us through the famous banking city of Zurich. The drive itself was extremely fun, because we passed by many mountains and small towns, lakes and went through many tunnels. When we arrived in the city boundaries, Julie spotted 4 people parachuting. One thing that Switzerland is famous for is its adrenaline sports. Zurich looked like Toronto, though Toronto does seem to look cleaner. The way the Swiss have their roads set up though is nuts. Many times they have “X” intersections where the one road going to the right crosses another one going to the left. This wouldn’t normally be an issue, but there are no lights so it’s basically yielding. Why they couldn’t have a bridge or lights is beyond me. It was a maze of cars trying to get to the other side of the road. It took us 2 ½ hours to get through Zurich. So we stopped in Bern when I had enough of driving for the day.