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Bern is the capital of Switzerland (not Zurich or Geneva!) and a charming little town more or less in the middle of the country and close to the french speaking part. With the 130.000 habitants Bern is the fourth largest city in Switzerland.
The nice Old Town is located in the kink of the river Aare and is an UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Bern owns a small international airport called Bern-Belp.

Its famous for its slowness and laid back attitude of its inhabitants (of course thats in the most cases just a prejudice).

Many national buildings and sights can be found here... Dont miss the Bärengraben! The bear is the heraldic animal of the town and the canton. The Einstein House is here and is where Einstein developed the theory of relativity.

Every year in the middle of July the Gurtenfestival take place. This is one of the biggest music festival of Switzerland with international stars.

You can clearly see that this city haven't changed at all in over five hundred years except for the adornment of modern shop signs and the odd car or tram rattling past.

The hills all around, and the steep banks of the river, are still liberally wooded. Views, both of the Old Town’s clustered roofs and of the majestic Alps on the horizon, are breathtaking.
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Bern, Switzerland
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Jul 01, 2004 - Jul 03, 2004
Waking up to a beautiful Swiss Sunshiney morn, we popped down for a yummy breakfast and then out the door to snoop around Bern! One of the best features of this trip was that there was no push to do anything...we simply were just moving at a leisurely pace...it was glorious! We parked at the train station with loads of brightly colored graffiti marking the spot (where we parked! lol) and we walked into town! Of course, one of the first things we checked off the proverbial list was a Swiss P...
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eurail 2007: Bern Travel Photos
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Jul 25, 2007 - Oct 16, 2007
my trip thru europe by rail.
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First day in Switzerland
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Zen
Aug 06, 2007 - Aug 14, 2007
In the middle of our second night we were woken up by the most horrible alarm I have ever heard so far. It wasn't just like an ordinary alarm, it made your hairs stand up because it sounded so awful! We were pretty shocked and thought it was a fire in the hotel. We went down to reception to find that other guests were also investigating the situation. The receptionist was very nervous and seemed a bit shaken because he had feared the same thing, but told us that he had learned it was in fact ...
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Bern - yes why not
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Apr 04, 2004 - Jan 20, 2008
First time I was in Bern I was looking for a gas station....imagine.  Since then I have been coming there more regularly. The town is very nice and the city center is a treat. Almongst all the cities in Schwitzerland Bern is perhaps the most immediately charming. The city is crammed onto a steep-sided peninsula in a crook of the fast-flowing River Aare. The views when you are walking here is facinating and the cosyness of this city is getting to you. Even after Swiss standard t...
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