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"3-Munster door"

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Switzerland Picture by David Aaronson
Travel story: Bern

The city of Bern sits on a small promontory carved out by a U-shaped bend in the Aare river. The result is a series of long narrow parallel cobblestone streets crowded by high contiguous buildings, like these (1). The prominent clock here is the Zeitglockenturm. On the hour, a bunch of mechanical figures to the right of the lower clock do a variety of things. It's not worth waiting very long to see it, but if you do, the rooster is clearly the highlight.



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