It's almost Christmas! The shop windows are decorated and the main street has large stars strung from one side to the other. They twinkle brightly in the twilight. Even the train station has a Christmas tree! Many houses have simple decorations which suit the Swiss houses perfectly! Stars are the most common decoration in the streets and the lights are all the clear globes which give off a lovely soft creamy glow. The Christmas trees are decorated with balls, usually red, although sometimes a gold or silver one sneaks in. Mostly red candles are used as well. Fribourg is a university town and most of the students have exams and assignments to finish before the Christmas break. Fiona is no exception and today she has two German exams and an assignment to finish by tomorrow afternoon! Her flatmates are also students, one of whom has become addicted to Vegemite! But back to our stroll around Fribourg and of course we walk past the cathedral. As we reach the main door, a group of musicians comes out. They have just finished a performance. They stand and chat and then disperse.   We catch the late afternoon train from Fribourg to Lugano in order to catch the Palm Express bus tomorrow morning to St Moritz. We stayed at the Continental Parkhotel, Lugano.  This is a short walk from the station and overlooks Lugano.  It is easy to get to the city centre on a bus, the funicular or a very steep walk which we did several times. www.continentalparkhotel.com