Bern

On our first full day in Switzerland we set out for the capital and its renowned Christmas market.  It was COLD.  So cold, in fact, that our children stopped complaining after a while and just stood there.  Frozen. (They thawed out on the car ride home to Leysin). 

Along with the Christmas market, we stopped to watch some Swiss chocolate making in action.  Made-to-order pans of chocolate with your choice of mix-in.  It was like Cold Stone, except with chocolate.  Really good chocolate.

.I wanted to buy the 4.5 kg Toblerone for my brother, Dallin.  But it cost $130 and would have cost me another $100 in excess baggage fees for the flight home... Sorry Bro, maybe next time

A few purchases later, we were on our way back to Leysin.