As an intermezzo to the Baltics pictures, here are some from an excursion Kat and I took today to see Switzerland's capital city, Bern. We went by train, then walked around the Old Town and to the Bear garden and along the river.
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| A series of fountains grace the streets of the Old Town |
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| The clock tower |
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| Lots of architectural details |
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| The other side |
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| The streets are lined with arcades, and all those cellar doors go down to trendy shops. |
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| Saints Peter and Paul church |
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| Rathaus (Town Hall) |
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| Across from the Rathaus |
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| Cast bronze doors of the life of Christ, on a church that used to be a fortress. |
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| This one was the fortress |
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| Berns' trademark bear garden.... |
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| ... now expanded to include a riverside enclosure for the two bears. |
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| The path along the Aare river |
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| The view toward the Münster |
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| Where we were headed |
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| An Alice cake |
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| The museum we visited |
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| Original church figures, preserved |
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| woven cane |
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| The Münster |
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| The reason this baby is unhappy..... |
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| ... is this Fresser |
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| But the flowers are pretty |
Such was Bern today.
Cool! The Alice cake was interesting, but the statue at the end was a little disturbing haha.
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