Bern, Switzerland. Day 1/9 - 25 Aug to 2 Sep 2022.
25th August 2022, Thursday, 22 degrees celsius. Sun was very hot. Real feel is like 30 degrees celsius with scorching hot feel on our skin.
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| Bern, a view of its river from kirchenfeldbrücke(bridge). 25 Aug 2022, Thursday. About 11am. It was about 22 degrees celsius but the sun was so hot that it felt like 30 degrees celsius. |
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| Bern train station was big. We got lost when we arrived. The train staion building was actually next to the train platform. I guessed it was not facing the train platform where we alighted. So we cannot see any name on its building. We ended up in the wrong building(next to the platform) wanting to use the lockers at Migros supermarket. Apparently, Migros staff was not happy to see us. Told us it is not a tourist locker and refuse to speak with us when we seek their help on how to get to the train station building. Nevermind. We head back to the train platforms. Following the signage for SBB information counter, it lead us back to the basement, then through its elevated concerte walkway, via platform 1 to its main building. Lesson learnt - look for platform 1 and information counter for its train station building. At last we were able to find the lockers to keep our bags before we explore the city. Lockers cost CHF12 for XXL where we can squeeze 3 x 24inches lugguages. All information is listed in the SBB website on lockers. https://www.sbb.ch/de/bahnhof-services/am-bahnhof/bahnhoefe/bahnhof-bern.html The price is meant for 6 hours rental. |
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| Zytglogge (Clock Tower) An UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the early 13th century. The reason why we came here. To watch the hourly performance of its figurines since we have about 2 to 3 hours to spare before heading to Zermatt. There are tours to explore the clock tower, but we were not bothered to find out more due to time constriant. |
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| It is interesting to know that in Bern, this street is shared between the pedestrians & vehicles. Once the tram left, people started to walk on the streets. Fill up water botter from the water fountain located in the middle of its street. Sometimes, we see vehicle pass by too, pedestrians will give way. I am not sure if there are any restriction for using this road. I noticed that further down the road it was more busy with vehicles. Also, the buildings may look old. There are plenty of shops located in these buildings. We came across some casual wear and shoes shop with really good bargain. Unfortunately, we do not have time for shopping today. |
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| Spotted a few casino building here too. I wonder what is their policy on casino in Bern? |
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| On Bridge kirchenfeldbrücke. This place is just so beautiful. |
At last, 12pm. Showtime!!!
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| Lunch at Coop supermarket. Frm google map : Coop City Marktgasse, Marktgasse 24, 3011 Bern I actually wanted to go to the Coop Restaurant near the train station but we ended up with this because this was the 1st looking good eating place that we came across on the way back to the train station. We were actually kind of disorientated and it was so hot that we just go with the flow. In Bern, there were quite a number of Coop & Migros "good to go food" take away counters. We did check out one at Migros but the food did not appeal to us, and Coop was the next that we came across. The poke was something that we wanted to try and the seating arrangement looked clean and nice. A little disappointed with the bread though. Chewy and not crispy. The poke were just food that keep our stomach full, nothing to praise about. Supermarket food and it cost us apx CHF47 about SGD70. Is this the normal price for Switzerland casual dining food? Even if we take away the excange rate, in Singapore SGD47 can buy us quite alot of delicious hot and cooked food. Ok, time to leave Bern and take a train to Zermatt. By the way, we planned our route in advance and ended up getting lost We still enjoyed our walk in this beautiful place called Bern. |
Bern train station is about 1.5 hour away from Zurich Airport.
Train fares covered under Swiss Travel Pass.
Itinearary at at glance.
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