Switzerland Trip Part.3 - Bern

Merry Christmas from Switzerland!

Our agenda for the day was to stay in Zurich since my friend was feeling not well with his stomach. However, we changed our plan when he felt better and today is the day for BERN!

Foggy Bern from Rose Garden

We went straightly to the train station from our hotel. We checked the train timetable as well as the promotion ticket on the tram. Sadly, we had some problems where we could not book the ticket from the apps. By the time we reached the station, we had checked the price on the ticket, but there was no discount. From there, we went to the SBB office to ask them how to book the ticket from the apps still it was always failed. We tried several times but still did not work. Then, I tried to book it via the browser. Luckily, it was working, but we needed to wait for an hour for the train – with promotion ticket.

We had lunch at Nordsee at the train station. Here, we ordered some seafood menu - Paella Seafood, and Alaska Seelachs. 

Alaska Seelachs

Paella Seafood

Then, we took the train to Bern. The trip to Bern took around an hour from Zurich Central Station.

Bern is a city in Switzerland that well-known as its old town area. The weather was same as the day before – cloudy and foggy with colder temperature, -1°C. For our first stop, we went to Rose Garden to see the city from the top. It could be reached by walking, but we took a bus there because it was so cold outside. Unfortunately, there was no rose nor flowers in the garden since it was winter. But still, we could see the city from the top. It was astonishing scenery of the old town. The river Aare made the view more beautiful. Sadly, the view was not clear because of the fog. 

Rose Garden with rose and treen in the winter

From there, we went back to the center to explore the old town. Most of the stores were closed since it was Christmas holiday. Even, it was hard for us to find any place for lunch. We took some photos around the city, and we were freezing! But it was sooo cold…

Then, we decided to have our late lunch at a restaurant at Bern central station and stayed there for some hours to keep warm. It was already dark outside at 4pm and still foggy, but we agreed to explore the city before we left. It was dark already but because the city light was beautiful.

Bern City Light

Bern Central Station