http://permanenttourist.ch Photography and Multimedia by Mark Howells-Mead Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:45:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://permanenttourist.ch/articles/2009/10/in-the-old-city/ http://permanenttourist.ch/articles/2009/10/in-the-old-city/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 21:04:59 +0000 Mark Howells-Mead http://permanenttourist.ch/?p=3235 http://permanenttourist.ch/articles/2009/10/in-the-old-city/feed/ 2 http://permanenttourist.ch/articles/2008/07/strobism-in-the-old-city-of-bern/ http://permanenttourist.ch/articles/2008/07/strobism-in-the-old-city-of-bern/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:05:14 +0000 Mark Howells-Mead http://permanenttourist.ch/?p=390 St. Peter and Paul and then on down through Postgasse to the area of the Berner "Matte" (meadow, though it's an ancient built-up part of the city) and "Nydegg" (low corner) below the comparatively modern Nydegg bridge. This part of Bern is the oldest part of the city and is full of timbered buildings, which have survived well despite regular flooding. (Not least, during the "century floods" of 2005.) We found the Ländtetor (landing gate), a thirteenth century stone archway to a small platform next to the river, long since covered over by slightly newer buildings. The stone gate was one of the entry points and stopping places of the ferry on the river Aare, supplanted ar]]> http://permanenttourist.ch/articles/2008/07/strobism-in-the-old-city-of-bern/feed/ 0