Its still Day 5! As long a day as it may seem to you, we lived it and were still going exploring.
"Craig's Little Discovery"
We left the Chalet Oberland a bit weary from the day so far but excited as
this was our last night in Interlaken. Craig took me to his ‘little discovery’
from the evening before, the Hotel Splendid’s front bar. As we entered I noticed
a smoking room to our left. Through the windows and the haze beyond I could see
people drinking, chatting and of course, smoking.
This would have been strange in Australia but in Switzerland, smoking is
still allowed almost everywhere. Craig got the first round of drinks so we sat
to watched what was happening around us. Some old local bloke was trying to chat
up what was obviously by their accents and age, a group of American College
girls. Obviously no Heidi amongst them.
Over at the table near the window was a couple having a little disagreement
and they were also American. We discovered later he was stationed in Italy with
the US Army, she had come to visit and they had decided to drive to Interlaken
to go skiing. Unfortunately it was out of season.
Beyond the couple sat a mature woman on her own, she appeared to be
surveying the young men in the room. OH NO! Had Heidi grown up and turned into a
Cougar! This thought was too much for me to handle so I bought the next round of
drinks. During the night we moved around the tables and met nearly everyone in
the bar including an young American girl who had come to Interlaken to find her
Swiss’ roots. She had and was trying to stay out of her aunt’s house for as long
as she could.
I had to checked all their name tags but there was no Heidi at the American
Franchise.
We decided it was time for a meal so we ventured off to Hooters. I had a
Cheeseburger as that was as close as they did to Fondue. I checked all the
waitresses’ name badges for Heidi. No such luck. The day was ending so we
finished our meals and drinks and walked back to the hotel.
I was a little disappointed at Hooters for the only owls I could find were
on the souvenirs. This left me wondering as I drifted off to sleep, why would
they call the restaurant Hooters?
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