Bern
Helvetian governmental seat
Bern is the capital city of Switzerland, located in the German-speaking region.
The city sits on the Aare River and serves as the seat of the Swiss federal government, though Zurich is larger and more commercially prominent.
We spent three days in Bern visiting the old town.
European mountain system
- riverLarge flowing watercourse
- plateauFlat highland area
- valleyLow ground between heights
- EmmentalHoley Alpine cheese
Jura · elevation · hills · landscape · terrain · climate · temperate · tributary
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
- federalDivided governmental authority
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- cantonSmall territorial division
diplomatic · embassy · administration · politics · confederation · national · seat · authority
Locomotion on foot
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- EmmentalerHoley Alpine cheese
- cheeseFermented milk solid
chocolate · fondue · Toblerone · souvenirs · daytrip · Interlaken · gateway · hostel
Alps
European mountain system
Emmental · Jura · elevation · hills · landscape · terrain · climate · temperate · tributary · bridge
Switzerland
Alpine republic, perpetually neutral
- federalDivided governmental authority
- governmentAuthority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
canton · diplomatic · embassy · administration · politics · confederation · national · seat · authority · legislature
walking
Locomotion on foot
- UNESCOCultural arm of UN
- sightseeingVisiting places of interest
- EmmentalerHoley Alpine cheese
cheese · chocolate · fondue · Toblerone · souvenirs · daytrip · Interlaken · gateway · hostel · scenic
Einstein
Byword for genius
- museumPublic exhibit space
- clocktowerTower displaying time
- MünsterCity in northwestern Germany
cathedral · arcade · fountain · historic · heritage · architecture · sandstone · Baroque · festival · theater
heraldry
Study of armorial bearings
pit · enclosure · zoo · emblem · founding · legend · duke · hunting · namesake · civic
- SwitzerlandGeneva, Zurich, Basel, Lausanne, Swiss Alps
- Swiss PlacesZurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Lugano
- Old Switzerlandcantons, William Tell, crossbow, Zurich, Swiss Guard
- Swiss Cantonsexecutive council, Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne
- Swiss Confederacyconfederation, federal structure, Zurich, Basel, Geneva
- Swiss HistoryCongress of Vienna, cantons, Zurich, Basel, Swiss army
- Bernese mountain dogsLarge tricolor Swiss breed