So, on Thursday I thought I would explore the bus system of Thun. Since the Swiss are the masters of the mass transit systems – yup … bus, train, trolley, and even boats all work in synch.
They all mesh beautifully. All tying in together without a problem.
Oh …whoa now! Not exactly perfectly in my eyes. For someone who lives at Strattlighugel 46 which sits atop a “steep hill” according to locals (To me it is a 
small mountain!) The system has a flaw.
So, on Thursday I thought I would explore the bus system of Thun. Since the Swiss are the masters of the mass transit systems – yup … bus, train, trolley, and even boats all work in synch.
They all mesh beautifully. All tying in together without a problem.
Oh …whoa now! Not exactly perfectly in my eyes. For someone who lives at Strattlighugel 46 which sits atop a “steep hill” according to locals (To me it is a small mountain!) The system has a flaw.
It takes me as long to wander down the – whatever you want to call it … steep hill or mountain – as it does for the fifteen-minute ride into the city of Thun.
However I promise you there aren’t going to be any busses zipping up those narrow streets to where I live.
Anyway, I have the #1 bus down. I can get from my bus stop at Gwatt Deltapark into Thun Bahnhof (Thun Train Station) without a problem. I have even mastered a few of the stops along the way. Getting back – same deal.
But to get to football training sessions on my own I have to change busses at the station. I already know it is Bus #3. No problem!
Right??? Nah!!!
OK I know I have to take the #3 bus to Stockhorn Arena where the Tigers practice. The #3 to Allmendingen.
So, now all I have to do is find the #3 bus to Allmendingen and jump off at the Arena Thun stop and I am there at the stadium. Piece of cake for the old broken-down coach.
Right??? Nah!!!
Right there in front of me …there it is! Now, I swear I read the electronic sign on the #3 bus correctly. I swear I did. I know I read “Allmendingen” so I board the #3 bus and proceed to my destination. I have these busses down pat right?
Right??? Nahh!!!
I am watching Google Maps seeing where we are in relationship to Stockhorn Arena. Initially I am not concerned that we seem to be moving away from the marker on my phone. Probably going to loop onto a highway right?
Right??? Nah???
After a few stops and about 15 minutes I am getting just a wee bit concerned as my phone shows us moving even farther away from Stockhorn. So, I decide to get off and wander around looking for something that looks familiar.
Now, why I thought anything would look familiar in a place I have never been before is beyond me. Obviously nothing did look familiar … so much for thinking! Thinking can be overrated you know.
As an old coach of mine once said. “Clemons every time you think you hurt the nation … so don’t think!”
Anyway, I hop back on the next bus going on same route hoping beyond hope we are going to get on some freeway and head to the stadium.
After watching my phone read that we were 10 kilometers from Stockhorn arena I said “enough is enough.” I got off at the next stop – walked across to the bus stop for the #3 going the other way.
Fifteen minutes later I was back at the Thun Bahnhof.
As I walked off the bus my decision was this … should I try it again and get it right???
Right??? Nah!!!
I walked across to the Coop in the station. Bought an 8-pack of 50cl Heineken cans jumped on old reliable #1 back to Gwatt Deltapark.
Climbed off at my stop and trudged up the what seemingly became a steeper “Big Hill” to Strattlighugel 46. Sat my ass down on the sofa and drank some beer.
“Donny the C” does know when it’s time to sit down and reevaluate the situation!