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I Just Learned That Some Swiss Commuters Literally Jump Into A River And Float To Work, And I'm Amazed

Getting to commute by floating down a scenic river might be the one thing that makes it worthwhile to go into an office.

But Basel is not the only Swiss town that encourages floating down the local river. Le News, a Swiss news outlet, says, "The Aare River runs through Bern, Switzerland’s charming little capital city. During summer, thousands of locals and visitors jump into the Aare’s milky glacial-melt waters... and float down to one of the handy exits marked by red bars you can grab as you float by."

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