14 years of travels in Europe, and a few non-European countries, and still going. Random photos taken over the years with some commentary and background info. Thanks Rick Steves!
Bern's lower gate bridge.
"The Untertorbrücke (German: Lower Gate Bridge) is a stone arch bridge that spans the river Aar at the easternmost point of the Enge peninsula in the city of Berne, Switzerland, connecting the Mattequartier in the Old City to the Schosshalde neighborhood. Built in its current form in 1461–89, it is the oldest of Berne's Aar bridges, and was the city's only bridge up until the middle of the 19th century." – Wikipedia
The city of Bern.
"The city of Berne or Bern is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland and is the fifth most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne).
The official language of Berne is German. The local Swiss German dialect is Bernese German, spoken by most of the inhabitants.
Berne also functions as the capital of the Canton of Berne, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons.
The German-born physicist Albert Einstein worked out his theory of relativity while employed as a clerk at the Berne patent office." – Wikipedia
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The Bear pit in Bern.
"The Bärengraben, or Bear Pit, is a well-known tourist attraction, an enclosure housing bears just at the eastern edge of the Altstadt of Berne, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the Aare River. The bear is a symbol of Berne, both the city and canton, and is featured in Berne's coat of arms.
The first records of the bears existing in the city come from 1441. This particular site is the fourth such enclosure and was first opened in 1857. In 1925, a smaller pit was added to raise the young bear cubs. Today, the Bärengraben is part of the city zoo (Dählhölzli) and a heritage site of national significance." – Wikipedia
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