{"id":6503,"date":"2019-06-24T18:10:22","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T18:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6503"},"modified":"2019-06-25T10:58:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:58:09","slug":"a-grand-day-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6503","title":{"rendered":"A grand day out"},"content":{"rendered":"

Beves and Ibe had mentioned that they were planning a shopping trip to Bern, and we said we’d like to tag along. So this morning they picked us up at Wilderswil, and off we went. First stop was a big suburban shopping mall – we all got some shopping, mainly in Decathlon which is relatively cheap.<\/p>\n

Next, we drove to the old town, which is absolutely beautiful.<\/p>\n

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A walk along the river brings us to the famous bear enclosure.<\/p>\n

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Just above the bears’ home is the old tram station. It’s been converted into a brewery, pub and restaurant. Lovely lunch and really good beer.<\/p>\n

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There’s a very popular lido alongside the river. The parliament building looks down on it.<\/p>\n

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But there’s no need to stick to the pool. Here’s Ibe having a dip in the river.<\/p>\n

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Views over the city, and if you look very closely you can see the mountains that surround Wengen in the background.<\/p>\n

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A truly grand day out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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