Bern Cathedral

· Bern, Switzerland · GMT +1:00 hour In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love; they had ...

22.7.06 Bern Switzerland with Daniel and Evelyn We were fortunate we could follow Esther into Bern and meet Esther's brother Daniel and partner Evelyn who took us for a walking tour of Bern, the Swiss capital. It means bear and there are 3 captive ...

... through France and Switzerland so we left Dijon during a break in the weather and hooked up a few rides and into Switzerland. We were about 50km short of Bern and we were losing the daylight hours fast. I was ready to set up the tent in a potato crop ...

Today we leave France after 11 days and make our way into Switzerland. I have enjoyed France more than I thought I would, especially the food, which I thought would be too rich for my tastes. My expectation of living on crepes and baguettes hasn't quite ...

... , we didn't miss much. After the nap, we walked around Bern, another quaint Swiss town, checking out an old Cathedral, a clock tower, small streets etc. Bern is known for the 3 bears which are kept in an enclosed area at the end of the main street, and ...

Hi guys, i spent a few night in Bern the capital of Switzerland, it is a very small capital city but very beautiful! There is a Bear pit down by the river which is really sad but everyone goes there to feed the huge brown grizzly bears. They do get put ...

... to me....which did not work AT ALL....We also just walked around the city, checked out the shops, and visited the Towers and Cathedral of Bern. We saw the famous bear pits (after which Bern gets its name), but we felt really bad for the two bears shoved ...

Arriving in the capital of Switzerland we were excited about our next Swiss adventure. We had booked another hostel but found out it was across town. Shannon and I wanted to be more centrally located so we looked for alternate accommodations. I don't ...

... (main railway station). So within an hour the hyper-efficient Swiss rail system was whisking us along to Bern, the Swiss capital city. (Switzerland's capital is also spelled "Berne," which is preferred by French and Italian speakers. The Swiss have ...

... Geneva and Zurich. With only 130,000 people this was the prettiest of the Swiss cities we saw. The central Munster cathedral was impressive, even for those now getting thoroughly churched out. With our three hours parking up we returned to the ...