Showing posts with label Berne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Berne. Show all posts

750 Years City of Thun in Switzerland

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In the Swiss city of Thun, the year 2014 will be marked by ongoing festivities, festivals,  and cultural highlights. The celebrations have b...

Weird Switzerland

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Switzerland is an odd little country in Central Europe bordering Germany, France, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein. It contains more odditi...

Switzerland Doesn’t Exist

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La Suisse n’existe pas (French for Switzerland doesn’t exist) was once used as the title for the Swiss exhibit at a World Exhibition. It se...
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Thun: A Gem Amongst Cities in Switzerland

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Thun is a small town near Bern situated on Lake Thun. It has been inhabited continuously since Celtic and through Roman times. Having been ...

Fribourg: City on The Language Divide of Switzerland

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The city of Fribourg is located only 20 miles from Bern, but is today mainly French speaking though it started out as a German speaking cit...

From Russia with Love: A Bear Hug

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Bern, seat of the Swiss federal government, lists as one of its main attractions the ‘Bärengraben’, the compound of bears. After the death ...

Lausanne: World Capital of the Olympic Movement

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Lausanne is best known as the world’s Olympic capital; sometimes it is called the World Sports Capital as well. But it is also a charming t...

The Yearly Onion Market in Bern

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Always on the fourth Monday in November, the city center of Bern is awash with onions. The yearly onion market has a long tradition, going ...

Bern: The Centre of Switzerland

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Bern is usually and falsely referred to as the capital of Switzerland. Correctly it is the seat of the Federal Government, and as such it...