Friday 28 September 2007

WG Tranquillo, Bern




On Wednesday night, we moved to Severin's cinema-flat in Moserstrasse. The flat, shared with three other Swiss; Tobias, Mike and Simon, is officially called WG Tranquillo and has its own website. On Wednesday nights, friends gather at the flat to play table soccer and during the week, Severin's white bedroom wall becomes the screen of an alternative cinema open to anyone.

On Thursday, we went to the market and walked around the centre with Severin. We visited the Zytglogge, a big old clock with a moving golden puppet, and went to see the bears that live at the Bärengraben, an old bear pit. We were surprised to learn that the name of "Bern" came from the word "Bear" because the founder of the city vowed to name it after the first animal he met on the hunt.

We then walked up to Rosengarten, a big garden full of roses with a great view of the city. We faced the Sun and watched/listened to the colours of the capital. Our last stop was Paradisli, an amazing big wooden house used as a cultural and activity centre with an old attic used as a live music bar.

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