Just one more beer...
We agree, all those charming little bars that have sprung up along the Aare in recent years are very tempting. Although we would normally never ever dissuade you from visiting one of them, there is one BUT (and it is a big but): Alcohol and river swimming make a very bad combination. Better to leave the drinking until after the swimming fun is finished. Or in other words, first enjoy the water, then the beer, wine, prosecco or whatever else it may be. By the way, the same applies to another kind of indulgence: Don’t get in the water with a full stomach. But we’ve had that drummed into our heads since the first time we ever went swimming...