Bern smells of chocolate

We arrived in Switzerland on foot. We crossed the border from Como to Chiasso and hitch-hiked from there to Bern. Nino, an Italian lorry driver from Sicilia, took us from Chiasso to a small town near Luzern. During the 4-hour lift, Nino kept us entertained by telling us amazing stories about his love life. When we crossed the St. Gotthard Tunnel (the 3rd longest road tunnel in the world) we left the summer and the sunny weather behind. From central Switzerland we hitch-hiked towards Bern. Our first impression of Bern was a strong smell of chocolate. We had been dropped off on the outskirts of the city near one of Bern's many chocolate factories. From there we crossed the fields and took a bus to the centre. As we had no Swiss Francs, we exchanged 6 euros for 10 Swiss Francs with the bus driver so we could pay the fare. We got off at Zieglerstrasse and went to Margrit's house.