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Swiss transport isn’t always perfect

January 31, 2011, 5 Comments

It has a perfect image both at home and abroad. And to be fair, it rarely goes wrong, but the last few weeks...

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Seeing Bern in colour

January 14, 2011, 7 Comments

Anyone working in Bern’s tourist sector might be forgiven for thinking ‘crisis? what crisis?’.

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Happy (Swiss) Christmas

December 24, 2010, 2 Comments

It’s Christmas Eve, it’s snowing and Bing is singing. What more could I ask for? So most Swiss haven’t ever pulled a...

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Three new tram lines for Bern

December 12, 2010, 2 Comments

It’s goodbye to the gay tram! Starting today there are three new tram lines in Bern – and two which have gone....

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When Bern is one big onion

November 22, 2010, 4 Comments

The Swiss love a good festival. Everywhere from hamlet to city seems to have its own feast day:

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Who has the best nuts in Switzerland?

November 8, 2010, 5 Comments

At this time of year there’s one smell that wafts around every Swiss town. And I’m not talking about fondue or damp leaves....

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Swiss Watching on tour!

August 30, 2010, 5 Comments

The time has come for Swiss Watching to go on the road (well, rails actually as I don’t have a car). This...

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Swiss Watching trivia, No 28: Toblerone

August 28, 2010, 9 Comments

It’s famously triangular and sold in almost every duty-free shop, but did you know that Toblerone is only made in Bern?

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Who wants to adopt two baby bears?

July 13, 2010, 5 Comments

For the last week, there has been only one local news story in Bern: its bears. First we discovered that the seven-month...

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Summer in the city means swimming in Bern

June 30, 2010, 6 Comments

It’s something Londoners, Parisians and Romans can only dream of: finishing work on a hot summer day and jumping in the river.

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