We drove around Freiburg twice on our way to Bern. The trouble was we could find no parking, so there it was, onwards to the Swiss capital, Bern. We will have to do Freiburg another day from Bern by train.
The Swiss public transport system is expected to be efficient, so a bus will drop us off at Bern's central railway station at precisely the right time. It is a short walk to the Old Town, which is UNESCO-protected. The feeling of a distant past surrounds you. Few European cities have an architecture that has remained essentially unchanged since medieval times.
The Zytglogge is a must-sight for us with its history, a prison for prostitutes who made their living serving the clergy, later burnt to the ground in the fire of 1405. It had been constructed of wood until this time, and then it was rebuilt using stone.
As we stroll down Kramgasse, we come to the ornamented fountain with an armoured bear. The bear is holding a standard from 1535 of the City's founder, Berchtold von Zahringen!
Relatively speaking, it is a short walk to the Einstein-Haus, the famous scientist's house and workplace. He developed his Theory of Relativity in Bern in 1905.
Bern's statue of Samson.
The axe-wielding carpenter of Bern.
Street scene with ever-growing arcades and shops. There are also more shops below ground, entered by stairs built into the old service hatches (visible behind the lady in grey).
We took our leave from the fascinating City of Bern and took the road the road to Interlaken
and onwards to Meiringen, where we have an appointment with a certain famous detective at
the Reichenbach Falls.
The Swiss public transport system is expected to be efficient, so a bus will drop us off at Bern's central railway station at precisely the right time. It is a short walk to the Old Town, which is UNESCO-protected. The feeling of a distant past surrounds you. Few European cities have an architecture that has remained essentially unchanged since medieval times.
The Zytglogge is a must-sight for us with its history, a prison for prostitutes who made their living serving the clergy, later burnt to the ground in the fire of 1405. It had been constructed of wood until this time, and then it was rebuilt using stone.
As we stroll down Kramgasse, we come to the ornamented fountain with an armoured bear. The bear is holding a standard from 1535 of the City's founder, Berchtold von Zahringen!
Relatively speaking, it is a short walk to the Einstein-Haus, the famous scientist's house and workplace. He developed his Theory of Relativity in Bern in 1905.
The Arcades, seen here and on every street and on both sides, are said to be the longest-covered shopping promenade in the world. When you enter the arcades, you are faced with a different world. Here you find all today's stores and mass consumerism.
Bern's statue of Samson.
The axe-wielding carpenter of Bern.
Street scene with ever-growing arcades and shops. There are also more shops below ground, entered by stairs built into the old service hatches (visible behind the lady in grey).
We took our leave from the fascinating City of Bern and took the road the road to Interlaken
and onwards to Meiringen, where we have an appointment with a certain famous detective at
the Reichenbach Falls.
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