Posts about Bern

“Bern” (or “Berne” in French and historically in English) is the federal capital city of Switzerland, as well as the name of the canton which contains the city.

  • Niederscherli

    Bern band Tschuggr sings critically about stereotypical folk from a small village near Bern.

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  • Delving for treasured albums amongst piles and piles of vinyl and CDs.

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  • An unfestive 1st August, barbecuing in a mountain valley, and walking around a lovely lake near Gstaad.

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  • February 2023 was cold and seemingly endless.

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  • A trip to England, a lack of autumn feeling despite the vivid colours and learning how to set a fire.

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  • Sitting on the steps outside one of the shops in Bern’s Marktgasse a couple of weeks ago, watching the world go by.

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  • May is a funny month for me. The countryside is green and lush, with lots of flowers in the meadows and a pleasant mix of cooling rain and warming sunshine, but I often feel a little frustration because the higher mountains are often still covered with slushy snow. This year, I’ve been spending a lot…

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  • Walking by the river in Bern, where the views and scenes are more interesting than beautiful. (At least, at this time of year and under uninspiring weather conditions.)

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  • Bern by night, 2011

    My first little video put together using Adobe Premier Pro, using some old video clips from 2011.

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  • I met with a client yesterday at their modern office in a part of central Bern which is a former hipster area and which is plagued by graffiti artists and substance abusers. Although the building is new and freshly-finished with some attractive brickwork, it’s only a matter of time before it, too, will be sprayed…

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  • Lili from Bern band Choo Choo in 2011

    Once upon a time with Choo Choo at the Reithalle in Bern.

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  • Catching the ship from Faulensee to Sundlauenen, hiking through the forest past St. Beatus Caves to Merligen, and then home by paddle steamer.

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  • Roses wave gently in the breeze, and a wood pigeon coos from a tree, unseen. A cyclist glides silently by and a muffled, childish swear word echoes quietly from a nearby football pitch. Bees buzz, breezes waft, and a boy bounces past on a pogo stick.

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  • After six years with my current employer, the time has come to move into a role which better suits my abilities and which will provide me with new challenges. I’m really excited that I’ve been asked to join WordPress agency Cubetech in Bern as Head of Development.

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  • A spring-like day and an afternoon stroll around a little village on the shore of Lake Brienz.

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  • Niederhorn, Switzerland

    Sitting, cross-legged, a couple of arms’ length from the edge of a two-and-a-half-thousand foot drop to the valley floor, watching clouds drift across the lake into the distance.

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  • Susten Pass, Switzerland

    Finding a magnificent view of a scene I know well, by going up a little road and turning a corner.

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  • Ligerz, Switzerland

    A great spot to photograph the vineyards and sixteenth-century church at Ligerz, on the shores of Lake Biel.

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  • Wyssebach Falls, Susten, Switzerland

    There’s a trend these days for people to use the word “stunning”: from tabloid newspapers to t.v. presenters. And their use of the word so often makes everyone else use it. A view of the sea: “stunning”. A fashionable dress: “stunning”. A film star looking average on a red carpet somewhere: “stunning”. I think that use of the…

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