Today we took a trip to nearby Fribourg, just an hour and a half drive, to see a photography exhibition and enjoy a day in a new city.
After the drive, and before art seeing, we got a quick coffee at a neat, bustling cafe near the museum. Now we are re-caffeinated for our visit to the Gutenberg Museum.
Ursus Wehrli's rearranged photos were the main attraction for me, but for such noodley work, the display seemed a bit underwhelming. (Just found this TED video if you're interested...he's pretty funny). The cleaned up art pieces are fun, and make you laugh out loud, but I liked the action involved in rearranging soup and people.
The museum's great display of presses and machines also distracted form the photographic work, which begged to live in a clean white box. (It is really funny though, a Swiss artist making art about keep organizing and tidying up). While the photos tidy up art masterpieces and the physical world, I thought they needed to be in a space that was overly organized as well...but they hung around the periphery of some great old machines.
The best part of our stop was spending time in the basement with a printer, talking and viewing the drawers of letters.
Next, out into the sunshine for my favorite way to experience a new place: wandering around.
It was great exploring the Medieval city, steep cobblestone roads, faded buildings, and paths along the river.
Skinny houses.
An interesting mix of French and German architecture.
Grazing sheep overlooking the city.
More wandering.
We chose a restaurant for an early dinner. Drinks before the kitchen opens.
I'm so excited for Thai food...it's been 3 years since I've had restaurant curry, and it's spicy and everything (*spicy in Switzerland means added paprika, but this was actually hot). I was really looking forward to taking some of this home for lunch tomorrow, but our waitress made us clean our plates, oh well. Hope you had a spicy Saturday, too.
