Staschia took us on a great tour of Bern (capital of Switzerland and where she grew up.) Unfortunately the weather was most inclement... see pics!!!
According to legend it's called Bern after the founding nobility went on a hunt. They were going to name the city after the first animal they saw, this turned out to be a mouse so they named it after the first animal they killed which was a bear. The bear is on the city's coat of arms and there have been records of bears being kept in Bern in the 'bear-pit' since the 1440's.
It has a wonderful medieval old town with covered arcades (luckily for us), the tallest cathedral in Switzerland with a beautiful carved door way covered in real gold leaf and the Zytglogge clock tower.
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| View of the city from the Rose Garden |
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| Zytglogge tower |
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| Carved doorway of the cathedral |
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| The weather!!! Very heavy rain! |
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