Bern
Bern is the capital of Switzerland. It’s a rather dull city. So little to do in Bern that they sometimes install three-section traffic lights for pedestrians.
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A Swiss poor in a cap “Obey global propaganda.”
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Stroller.
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The government of Switzerland is located in Bern. It’s difficult to capture it properly because there is a vegetable market in the square in front of it.
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Crazy prices: 3.4 francs for 500 grams of nectarines.
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Swiss shopping at this market appear rather poor.
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Bern differs from some city like Nizhny Novgorod only in the neat fences around the trees. Otherwise, it’s a typical provincial city in Russia. The same babushkas with bags walk from the market along the asphalt-covered sidewalk.
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There is a tram running through the city. It’s good, but of a terribly outdated model.
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The oldest clock tower from 1220 is a symbol of Bern. Tourists are brought to it in flocks.
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From the tower, the main street of Bern, Kramgasse, or “Shopping Street,” extends through half of the city.
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At night, on Kramgasse, one can easily break their legs: a sudden open drain appears in the middle of the sidewalk.
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Along the street, there are numerous cafes and shops. Space is limited, so many stores are located in basements. Staircases leading to them are hidden behind trapdoors.
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In addition to the clock tower, Bern has exactly one interesting place — Einstein’s apartment. The great physicist lived in this city for 7 years, and it is in Bern where the famous patent office, where he worked, is located.
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The apartment has preserved absolutely beautiful vintage wallpaper.
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Primarily, Bern is built with such charming houses.
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A bridge across the local river.
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Generally neat.
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But so quite dry.
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