Chapter 245: The Streets of Switzerland

Known as the "Roof of Europe", Switzerland is one of the most representative countries in Central Europe, and one of the richest, most socially stable, most economically developed and with the highest standard of living in the world. It is rich in tourism resources and has the reputation of a world park.

Switzerland is also one of the most stable economies in the world, with a highly developed financial sector and a world-renowned Swiss bank. The long-term nature of its policies, a secure financial system and bank secrecy make Switzerland a safe haven for tax-safe investors.

With a population of less than 150,000, Bern is only the fifth-largest city in the country, not to mention the famous Zurich and Geneva, and even Basel and Lausanne are ahead of her.

The six-kilometre-long arcade is the longest covered shopping promenade in Europe and is the heart of the old city, which has remained unchanged for centuries.

At one end is the main square in front of the train station, and at the other end is the iconic bear house, which is also the animal on the coat of arms and flag of the state of Bern.

Passing by the Himmson Fountain in Grocery Street, several people decided to take a break.

Known as the "City of Fountains", Bern is not in vain, with a beautiful colourful sculpture fountain appearing every few dozen metres on the main street, and it is said that there were more than 100 springs in the city, and 11 of them are still stubbornly maintaining their old appearance, Himmson is one of them.

Himson is a hero in the Bible, a man of great strength and valor. On the pillar in the center of the fountain is a sculpture of him stepping on a lion with one foot and breaking the lion's mouth with both hands.

Lele has been in Bern for a long time, and he has long been surprised, and most of the tourists who come here are tourists, holding up their cameras to take pictures, and when they see several young girls leaning against the edge of the fountain, they take pictures of them.

In addition to various shops, banks, restaurants, and the second-floor window of No. 49, there is also a photo of a gentleman wearing a trench coat, tie, and top hat.

It was the former residence of the famous scientist Albert Einstein, who rented the third floor of the house with his first wife, Mileva, to write the special theory of relativity and usher in the birth of their first daughter. It has now been converted into a memorial hall, and the display inside is as similar as possible to the scenes of the Einstein family's life.

Lele visited here when he was a freshman, and he has been there no less than five times in a few years.

After a short rest, they continued on their way, and their destination was the Federation Square in front of the Federal Palace, where the traffic was highest in Bern.

The Federal Palace is located next door to the cathedral, which is the tallest landmark in Switzerland with a height of 100 meters.

Federation Square is surrounded by a number of bank buildings, and it is said that the bank vaults are located under the square, which makes it "the most valuable place in Switzerland" along with Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse.

It's also an important stop at Bern's street music festival every August.

Lele and the other four teammates in the band are all classmates from the music department of the Kunstühlfür Kunstün in Bern.

The Bern Academy of Arts is a public art institute in Switzerland, affiliated with the Bern University of Applied Sciences.

Although it is not as large as the Zurich Academy of Arts, the educational resources are still good.

"Lele, can Huaguo really touch a giant panda? I mean a real giant panda, and it's up close. Barbara, the drummer, carried a hiking bag full of electronic drum accessories and a large box in her hand, but she didn't look tired at all.

She was a frequent climber, very healthy and strong, boxing, swimming, fencing, music, published a book of poetry, and was also a nobleman, very good.

But she is so good, but she is very envious of Lele from Huaguo, because she has touched a real giant panda.

Barbara is an avid panda fan, and her home has countless panda dolls, large and small, as well as one-piece cartoon clothes, and even a dozen panda panties.

She returns to her grandmother's house in France every summer to visit her grandmother and grandfather on the one hand, and to see the pandas on the other.

After coming to Switzerland to go to university, she lived in a dormitory with Lele from China.

Because she knew that Lele was from Huaguo, the hometown of the giant panda, her impression of Lele was a little more favorable.

In the first semester of the freshman and sophomore years, it was difficult for everyone to communicate due to the language, and they also focused on their coursework.

But as Lele's French became better and better, the understanding between the two sides gradually deepened, and the two became friends who talked about everything.

Barbara likes Lele very much, but she didn't expect that this petite girl was lucky enough to hug a real giant panda at the Xichuan Wolong Panda Base!

When she saw the footage on her computer, she admitted that she was a little crazy with jealousy.

After learning that she could hold a real baby panda for one or two hundred euros when she went to the Wolong base in Huaguo, she wanted to rush directly to Huaguo.

But in the next few holidays, due to various emergencies, she has not been able to realize her plan for a panda trip to China so far.

But this winter vacation, she finally has a complete vacation and can go to Huaguo to hug pandas.

Lele carried the piano case on his back, pulled the stereo, and said with a smile: "Of course you can, haven't you watched the video many times?"

Europeans' love for pandas is very fanatical, Lele went to the UK some time ago for exchange performances, and a reporter asked about pandas.

The Brexit scandal that has been in turmoil over the past two years was preceded by a referendum on Scottish independence in the United Kingdom. In the referendum, the ownership of the panda has even become one of the topics of contention between the two sides of reunification and independence.

The two pandas living in the Scottish Zoo at the time were on loan to the British government by the Chinese government, and the Scottish people reacted violently to the fact that the pandas might have to move to the UK once Scotland became independent.

"I'm really looking forward to it!" Barbara was already fantasizing about how happy she was with her dango.

"Angelica, Caroline, are you going?" asked Barbara to the two members beside her.

The two shook their heads, and Caroline said, "I've made an appointment with my family to go to Iceland for a hot spring bath together." ”

"It's too expensive. "Angelica is from Ukraine, and the family conditions are not very good.

Doris on the other side smiled: "After living in Bear City for four years, I don't want to cross half the world to see bears, that would be too far for me. ”

"That's a panda, not a bear. Barbara argued, but the rest of the people didn't have much interest in pandas except for her.

While talking, several people came to the square.

They obtained their busker permits two years ago, and during the past two years, they have been performing on the streets of Bern on holidays to hone their skills and gain experience.