I think the only other country that could rival Switzerland in it's scenic beauty would be Austria. There really isn't any town or city or village in Switzerland that does not offer some great view at either a mountain, a snow-capped one, or some glacial lake or glacier.
After getting to the train station in the afternoon, I decided it best to leave the sad place of Interlaken. I headed to Spiez where my train would leave late at night to Rome. Spiez's train station is located higher up, overlooking a glacial lake with a town right on one shore, and a wild mountain plain on the other with a little town in it as well. Though beautiful, I would have to trek downhill and make my way back upwards if I were to try to enjoy the town. Wearied by my emotional swingings with my camera, I decided to make use of my train pass and looked to see what town was near here.
Bern is the capital of Switzerland, and my guide said it was a hidden jewel. I confer. The train station is located in a section of town that is quite modern and concretesque, but I headed down to the old part of town. The typical old town feel was there with cobble stones and all, but they seem to be remaking the tram path, so huge portions of the walk to the old town were blocked off, with cars, bikes, and people carousing along together, luckily it was not congested.
Then I hit the old part of town. With sidewalks located under the buildings, they city was built for people to wander around comfortably. The pathways had arches throughout them, and like in other parts of Switzerland, there were abundant fountains of which seemed to be clean water. It was Sunday so people were a bit sparser, but one main cross-cutting road was lined with restaurants of all sorts, and what better place to people watch from?
I didn't people watch though. First I took a picture of the Giant eating children, the one he was working on only had his bum sticking out from his mouth. Then I headed on down the old road to the bridge that led to the bear caves. This is an attracting in Bern since the mid 19th century, but the bears were a bit worn out after over 150 years of entertainment, so they took the day off.
At the Altes Tramdepot, I had a beer that they brew at the restaurant and some spazli au gratin. It was cheesy and thick so it filled me up nicely. What was even nicer was the view over the river at all the little cottages and buildings right over the river. Layered up and down through the Bern hills, a train bridge showed how high up that the buildings really went, with the glacial river flowing from a pretty steep drop.
This morning the train pulled in Rome, and I was confused with whether the sky was super polluted or just bad weather. As people wait for me to get off the computer I think I will go out now and find out if it was just bad weather. Unfortunately I don't think it was bad weather.
After getting to the train station in the afternoon, I decided it best to leave the sad place of Interlaken. I headed to Spiez where my train would leave late at night to Rome. Spiez's train station is located higher up, overlooking a glacial lake with a town right on one shore, and a wild mountain plain on the other with a little town in it as well. Though beautiful, I would have to trek downhill and make my way back upwards if I were to try to enjoy the town. Wearied by my emotional swingings with my camera, I decided to make use of my train pass and looked to see what town was near here.
Bern is the capital of Switzerland, and my guide said it was a hidden jewel. I confer. The train station is located in a section of town that is quite modern and concretesque, but I headed down to the old part of town. The typical old town feel was there with cobble stones and all, but they seem to be remaking the tram path, so huge portions of the walk to the old town were blocked off, with cars, bikes, and people carousing along together, luckily it was not congested.
Then I hit the old part of town. With sidewalks located under the buildings, they city was built for people to wander around comfortably. The pathways had arches throughout them, and like in other parts of Switzerland, there were abundant fountains of which seemed to be clean water. It was Sunday so people were a bit sparser, but one main cross-cutting road was lined with restaurants of all sorts, and what better place to people watch from?
I didn't people watch though. First I took a picture of the Giant eating children, the one he was working on only had his bum sticking out from his mouth. Then I headed on down the old road to the bridge that led to the bear caves. This is an attracting in Bern since the mid 19th century, but the bears were a bit worn out after over 150 years of entertainment, so they took the day off.
At the Altes Tramdepot, I had a beer that they brew at the restaurant and some spazli au gratin. It was cheesy and thick so it filled me up nicely. What was even nicer was the view over the river at all the little cottages and buildings right over the river. Layered up and down through the Bern hills, a train bridge showed how high up that the buildings really went, with the glacial river flowing from a pretty steep drop.
This morning the train pulled in Rome, and I was confused with whether the sky was super polluted or just bad weather. As people wait for me to get off the computer I think I will go out now and find out if it was just bad weather. Unfortunately I don't think it was bad weather.
2 comments:
Oooo, can't wait to read about Rome! ^_^ How's the hostel there?
i got your postcard today!! thank you very much!!!
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