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| Family Travels Bern & Luzern |
| Bern is the capital of Switzerland. This town has a great feel....comfortable, safe and fun. There is a nice shopping promenade down their main street, a nice cathedral with Mark Chagall stained glass windows, the infamous Bear Pits and the public bathing pool. The Bern River is chilly but so clean the local frequently swim it during lunch break. Give it a try. Although we have never overnighted here....it is a great place to spend the day. We have three times...once in 1990 without children and again in 2002. In 2009 we stopped for a quick lunch. |
| From the Parliment house (Bundehaus) you can get a funicular down to the public bathing pools. We brought our suits and had a relaxing few hours to play around. Dad also tried out the "Berner Swim" --locals and a few brave tourists actually swim the chilly (yes, it is Switzerland) and powerful currents of the Bern River. Its is clean and beautiful...don't miss the last pole to get out or be swept downstream |
| From the Rose Gardens at the top of the hill, there are great views of the city. |
| Near the Bear Pits, there is a new tourist center in the Old Tram Deport...with a multimedia show of Bern's history. |
| BERN |
| On our Europe trip in 1990, we stayed two short days in Luzern (it rained the whole time so we opted to travel south out of the rain --to Rome!) Luzern is a beautiful town ....known for their famous covered bridges dating from the 13th century. It was a fun place to explore. The transportation museum was on of the finest-- rivaling the Air and Space Museum in Wash DC. It is a great rainy day activity. |
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| Bern is a capitol city you can actually "live" in. The old town has a great market and the river is so clean, people swim in it. -Dad |
| I remember listening to a bag piper. The market was so pretty. No one was speaking English. -Amanda, age 6 |
| Mark Chagall's Stained Glass Windows. |
| Dates Visited -- 1990, 2002, 2009 |
| Dates Visited -- 1990, 2009 |
| During our second trip to Luzern, Brent celebrated his 18th Birthday here...also a Swiss National Holiday. So lots of partying and fireworks. We spent one night here before Mom and Amanda flew out of Zurich in the morning. |
Restuarant Rathaus Brauerei Fun Microbrewery right on the main drag on the river We followed Rick Steve's recommendations... Don't miss the Swiss style Mac & Cheese and the Pretzel sandwiches. |
