I visited Bern from 26-27 March 2013 (during my second trip to Europe) before continuing on to Thun and then the Swiss Alps; what follows are some of the photographs I took while I was in Bern.
![The Aare River and the Kornhausbrücke (bridge) in Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-01-300x167.jpg)
![The UPU (Universal Postal Union) monument by René De Saint-Marceaux (1909 AD).](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-02-300x201.jpg)
![The south side of the Federal Palace of Switzerland.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-03-300x176.jpg)
![The Welttelegrafen ("World Telegraph") monument - erected in 1922 AD by a decision of the International Telegraph Union.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-04-300x212.jpg)
![The intersection of Hotelgasse and Kramgasse, next to the Zytglogge.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-05-300x194.jpg)
![The Zytglogge seen at the end of Kramgasse (gasse means "alley" or "street" in English).](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-06-300x196.jpg)
![The Church of St. Peter and Paul; built in 1864 AD, it belongs to the Christian Catholic Church of Switzerland.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-07-300x193.jpg)
![The Cathedral of Bern (a Swiss Reformed Cathedral); construction began in 1421 AD and was finished in 1893 AD. It is the tallest cathedral in Switzerland with a height of 100.6 meters.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-08-300x200.jpg)
![Looking east from the Münsterplattform ("Minster Terrace") on the south side of the Cathedral of Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130326-09-300x188.jpg)
![Two Eurasian brown bears in the BärenPark ("Bear Park").](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-01-300x185.jpg)
![Bern](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-02-300x139.jpg)
![The Untertorbrücke ("Lower Gate Bridge"); built in 1489 AD, it is the oldest of Bern's Aare bridges.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-03-300x175.jpg)
![Statue of Rudolf von Erlach (1299-1360 AD), he was a knight and commander of the Swiss Confederation forces at the Battle of Laupen.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-04-200x300.jpg)
![Looking east at the Aare River from Kornhausbrücke.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-05-300x197.jpg)
![The living room inside the Einsteinhaus ("Einstein House") - where Albert Einstein and his family lived from 1903 to 1905 AD.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-06-300x191.jpg)
![Three beers I had at the Altes Tramdepot Restaurant und Brauerei.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-07-300x265.jpg)
![Another view of Kramgasse with the Zytglogge at the end of the street.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-08-300x193.jpg)
![The façade of the Cathedral of Bern with its tall bell tower undergoing renovation.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-09-200x300.jpg)
![Ornate sculptures over the entrance to the Cathedral of Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-10-300x200.jpg)
![Looking toward the northwest from the Cathedral of Bern's bell tower.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-11-300x200.jpg)
![The Aare River and the Kirchenfeldbrücke, seen from the Cathedral of Bern's bell tower.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-12-300x200.jpg)
![Sculpture of the architect, at the top of bell tower of the Cathedral of Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-13-300x219.jpg)
![Looking east-northeast from the bell tower of the Cathedral of Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-14-300x200.jpg)
![The façade of the Federal Palace of Switzerland - where the Swiss Federal Assembly (federal parliament) and the Federal Council are housed.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-15-300x170.jpg)
![The Church of the Holy Ghost, a Swiss Reformed Church.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-16-188x300.jpg)
![An alleyway in Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-17-200x300.jpg)
![The Kramgasse at dusk.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-18-300x200.jpg)
![Cellar doors opened for the underground night clubs on Gerechtigkeitsgasse in Bern.](http://www.wolffchronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/20130327-19-300x183.jpg)
I visited Bern from 26-27 March 2013 (during my second trip to Europe) before continuing on to Thun and then the Swiss Alps; what follows are some of the photographs I took while I was in Bern.