Europe: Bern
Aerial view of the park with 4 patches of grass:
The Zytglogge clock tower from closeby on street level:
| Europe: Bern |
| Bern is the capital of Switzerland with a population of only 128,000 (agglomeration ~350,000 though). We visited Bern the second-last day of our 2008 summer holiday (Monday August 4th). A pretty and very clean city which is well maintained. The river Aare runs through the city - around the old part of the town: |
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| This is one of the main streets in the old town that features shopping/eating arcades on each side. Along the street you also find many access doors to cellars under the already seriously big buildings: |
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| The Zytglogge clock tower is one of the city's best-known symbols, and features all kinds of mechanical entertainment systems (which we didn't see work though): |
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| The Aare provides wonderful sights: |
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| The Münster cathedral is located right next to the river and has a small park with entertainment for the young ones: |
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| The tower of the Münster is under continuous maintenance and was also only partially visible during the soccer tournament this summer - you can visit the both at the bottom and top section of the part that is being renovated: |
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| The front of the cathedral contains one of the most complete art works of the last judgement: |
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| Next are some views from different levels of the tower (you can take pictures while ascending too !): |
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| The size of the cathedral has changed somewhat over time: |
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Aerial view of the park with 4 patches of grass: |
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| Inside the cathedral: |
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The Zytglogge clock tower from closeby on street level: |
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| Finally, we visited the rose garden, which provides some nice views of the city as well: |
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