The Garden of Bern

We found the Garden of Eden in Switzerland! Switzerland has everything we crave on family trips: beautiful landscapes, and architectural charm, all of which are tied together in one environment. It was bliss. Bern and Luzerne (places we visited) are these quaint, small cities that are one among the landscape. Situated on the river Aare or at the base of the Swiss Alps, the Swiss people’s backyard is one you can only dream. Our evenings were the best: slow, relaxed,...

Bern, Switzerland

Bern was great! It had so much beauty everywhere you would go. The first full day we went to the river. The river was the colour of Canadian glacier water, but a bit warmer. The river flowed very fast, you would see so many people just flying past you on the river. Only my dad went because Kinnon was too scared, and I didn’t want to go. My mom and I just sat on the grass watching the boys swim...

Munich, Germany

Munich was so fun! It was where my 13th birthday was! We stayed there for 4 days and it was lovely. I had so much fun and it was a great spot. The first day was the day we arrived so we didn’t do much, We had to wake up early so we slept and chilled the first day.  The next day was great. Me and my dad went to the first concentration camp. It was so crazy and super...

A Jarring Experience in Munich

Dachau: A day I will never forget. Kadyn and I toured the Dachau Concentration Camp through a self-guided audio tour. You had to be 13, so Kinnon had to stay back. At times I had to ask Kadyn if she was doing ok, as the images were graphic. I almost broke down a few times: walking through the “bunker,” basically the jail within the jail where people were placed in standing-only cells, “the firing wall” was their view to the...

Munich, Germany: My Bucket Hat

Munich was excellent.  Our Airbnb was cool. When we got to the Airbnb no one was there. We had to wait outside for 30 minutes. When the guy showed up he was nice and apologised about 3 times. Our Airbnb had two levels like Prague. And we had a surprise when he left, it had one of those airplane things that carry all of the drinks and snacks [drink cart]. My favourite thing we did in Munich was when I...