Interlaken in the Bernese Oberland

7 June 2015 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

View of Interlaken and Thunersee from Schynige Platte © Andrew Bossi

View of Interlaken and Thunersee from Schynige Platte © Andrew Bossi

Interlaken is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the Canton of Bern in Switzerland, a well-known tourist destination in the Bernese Oberland. Interlaken is located between Lake Brienz to the east and Lake Thun to the west in the area called Bödeli. The town takes its name from its geographical position between the lakes (in Latin inter lacus). The Aare River flows through the town connecting the lakes.   read more…

Bern, capital of Switzerland

18 June 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

The Zytglogge clock tower and the citys medieval covered shopping promenades © Daniel Schwen

The Zytglogge clock tower and the citys medieval covered shopping promenades © Daniel Schwen

The city of Bern or Berne is the Bundesstadt (federal city, de facto capital) of Switzerland, and, with a population of 133,920, the fourth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 43 municipalities, has a population of 349,000. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland’s cantons.   read more…

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