Bern, the capital city of Switzerland, is situated in the about 120 KMs to the west of Zürich, the largest city of Switzerland. The majority of the population speaks Bernese German.

The Aare river stretches along the entire city due to which there are many bridges. The city is built on an uneven ground. An elevation difference of several meters exists between the city center and its outskirts.

According to a local legend, the city is named after “bear”, as it was the first animal hunted by the city founder. The city center contains many museums, street art, and souvenir shops.

Fribourg is situated about 30 KMs to the west of Bern. It has a population of around 38,000 with mostly French speaking inhabitants. The University of Fribourg enrolls 10,000 students and contains five faculties which are based around socials sciences, humanities, and economics.

About 10 KMs from Fribourg there is a village called Barberêche.

The farm was called “Ferme du Petit-Vivy” and contained tipis and and a barn house for guests.

The host provided a nice homemade Swiss breakfast in the morning.

At an hours bike ride from the farm lies the city of Murten, which is part of the canton of Fribourg.

The lake Murten is famous for sailing, wind surfing, and other water sports.