Well we left France today and headed to Switzerland. It took us about 4 and a half hours by car, but it went by pretty quick. Highways here are a joy to drive on because there are so few cars by American standards, especially LA! It was cloudy most of the day but started to clear as we got into Interlaken. However, it didn't hold and now it is raining pretty hard. I just checked the forecast and it looks like it will continue for most of tomorrow. We were planning on taking a train up to the top of the nearby mountain, the Jungsfrau, but this may change our plans.
When we got in today, we were starved but we hit the lull between lunch and dinner when all the restaurants aren't serving food, so we had to resort to McDonald's. It was cool because they had a flat screen with the Tour de France on so we watched for a while as the rain got harder outside. They charge you for ketchup here, 10 cents a pack! The default value meal is also with small fries and drink.
We are excited to go out for dinner tonight and compare the experience with France. We were getting quite sick of terrible service at the restaurants there. Either the waiter took for ever to come over and take your order or forever to bring your check - and sometimes both. Last night we waited 45 minutes for the check after asking for it a couple of times. It actually made dinner a little bit of a chore everynight knowing it was a 2 hour affair. We heard conflicting reports of wheter tips were included in the meal, but let's just say if they weren't a lot of waiters were justifiably stiffed. We are guessing that the Swiss will be a little more efficeint.
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Tips are almost always included. You will see "Service charge" on the receipt. If you feel like paying extra, pay e1.
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