Side trip to Bern.
Tina McInerney
We have studied weather reports all along the way and found they are not always accurate but we keep on doing it. So yesterday after looking at the Swiss weather app, we decided it was going to rain most of the day in Lauterbrunnen so we would catch the train to Bern - capital of Switzerland - that might be a surprise to some. It was an hour and half from Lauterbrunnen so not a hard trip. It is a nice old city with the usual old town area and covered arcades through the very long Main Street - to provide shelter for shoppers. I had the usual Rick Steve’s walking tour to follow which I did as usual. I do love a tour and he always provides a bit of history and stories which gives a it all a bit of context m, such as why Bern is the capital - the city had the most money and could afford to build the public buildings
There were lots of fountains in the streets - it is an indication of wealth??
Some pictures. First the mascot of Bern then the fountains.
Above is a fountain that dances.
Below is the outside of the house where we stayed for 3 nights - it is very typical of Swiss houses in the country. I think they have pretty strict town pkannning in Switzerland.
At the end of the day, we tacked on another little trip. We caught the train back to interlaken Ost and noticed we could take a train to Grindelwaldwald, a town on the other side of the mountain. The town is very pretty like a chocolate box but very touristy with expensive shops but totally pretty all around. We wandered around for a while then went back to where we belonged in Lauterbrunnen.