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The bear has long served as a symbol of Bern, the Swiss capital city, and Baren Park is a tourist attraction in Bern. It is situated at the eastern edge of the old city of Bern, next to the Nydeggbrücke and the River Aare . Video 1.   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Baren Park in Bern (YouTube  link ) Photo Gallery On 07/04/2019 and 07/05/2019, we visited Baren Park twice.  Once in the afternoon and once in the earlier morning.  However, there were no signs of any bear probably because the weather is too hot and bears were hiding in the cave or somewhere.  But, the surroundings of the park are very beautiful and worthy of a visit.   25 Most Beautiful Medieval Towns of Europe (YouTube  link ) References Switzerland Travel―Visiting Bären Park in Bern   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Mürren Flower Trail   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Lion Monument and Glacier Garden of Lucerne   Switzerland Travel―Visit...

Switzerland Travel―Visiting Lion Monument and Glacier Garden of Lucerne (YouTube link ) Switzerland Travel―Swiss Folks Swinging Cowbells in a Procession (YouTube link ) Lion Monument The Lion Monument ⭐, or the Lion of Lucerne, is a rock relief in Lucerne , Switzerland. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French Revolution when revolutionaries stormed the Tuileries Palace in Paris. It is one of the most famous monuments in Switzerland, visited annually by about 1.4 million tourists. Mark Twain praised the sculpture of a mortally-wounded lion as "the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world. Glacier Garden of Lucerne Glacier Garden is nature's own monument to history and an oasis of peace from busy Lucerne's life. Potholes of impressive proportions bear witness to the last ice age and to the fact that Lucerne was once covered by glaciers. Conversely, fossilized mussels and palm leaves found in local rock st...

Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne (YouTube link ) The  Church of St. Leodegar  (German: St. Leodegar im Hof or Hofkirche St. Leodegar) is a  Roman Catholic   church  in the city of Lucerne, Switzerland. It was built in parts from 1633 to 1639 on the foundation of the Roman basilica that had burned in 1633. This church was one of the few built north of the Alps during the  Thirty Years War  and one of the largest art-historically rich churches of the German late Renaissance period. Photo Gallery Luzerne sweltered under an uncharacteristic 90°F on June 28, 2019.  Seeking refuge from the heat, we ducked into the cool, serene  Church of St. Leodegar .  The majestic sanctuary provided a welcome respite and a peaceful interlude in our Luzerne explorations. See Also Switzerland Travel―Visiting Bären Park in Bern   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Mürren Flower Trail   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Li...

Video 1.   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Mt Schilthorn near Mürren (YouTube link ) The  Schilthorn  ⭐⭐ is a 2,970-meter (9,744-foot) mountain in the  Bernese Alps  of Switzerland. It overlooks the Lauterbrunnen Valley in the  Bernese Oberland  and is the highest mountain in the range lying north of the  Sefinenfurgge Pass . The Schilthorn is located above the village of Mürren, and a cable car leads to its summit. On 06/30/2019, a hot summer day, we have visited Mt Schilthorn from  Wengen taking the following route: Wengen → Lauterbrunnen → Grütschalp → Mürren → Birg → Schilthorn If you hold a Swiss Travel Pass , this route is fully covered by it. Visiting Schilthorn from Wengen  via Stechelberg (an alternative route) Exchanged ticket using Swiss Travel Pass Photo Gallery References Switzerland Travel―Visiting Bären Park in Bern   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Mürren Flower Tra...

Hiking―from Murren to Gimmelward (YouTube link ) Fun Facts of Murren Famous Hotel Alpenruh with a beautiful Terrace. Walking trail from Murren to Gimmelward ; then take cable car downhill; then take a public bus from Stechelberg to Lauterbrunnen Trümmelbach Falls  is on the way from Stechelberg to Lauterbrunnen Figure 1.  Nice walking trail in red and cable car in blue Photo Gallery  On 07/01/2019, a hot summer day, we have taken a trail from  Murren  to Gimmelward; then took cable car downhill; finally, took a public bus from  Stechelberg  to  Lauterbrunnen . References Switzerland Travel―Visiting Bären Park in Bern   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Mürren Flower Trail   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Lion Monument and Glacier Garden of Lucerne   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Church of St. Leodegar in Lucerne   Switzerland Travel―Visiting Mt Schilthorn near Mürre...

Based on an article on  travel.alot.com , it lists below 40 countries as least-welcoming countries in the world based on: A recent study by the World Economic Forum measured the openness of countries to foreign tourists and the tourism industry in general. It uses three major component rankings: Tourist Service Infrastructure , International Openness , and Prioritization of Travel & Tourism . It's important to note that these "welcomeness rankings" say more about government policies than the personalities of local residents . Video 1.  Top 5 Places You Have To See In Myanmar (YouTube link ) 40 Least-Welcoming Countries in the World Libya Belarus Pakistan Venezuela Vietnam Turkmenistan Somalia Bolivia Angola North Korea The Democratic Republic of the Congo Iran Saudi Arabia Syria Mongolia Burkina Faso Yemen Afghanistan Algeria Benin Brunei Myanmar (Burma) Burundi Central African Republic Chad Comoros Djibouti Eritrea Guinea Guine...

The Trümmelbach Falls (German: Trümmelbachfälle ) in Switzerland is a series of glacier-fed waterfalls inside the mountain made accessible by a tunnel-funicular, built 1913, stairs, and illumination. Located in the Lauterbrunnen Valley , the creek called Trümmelbach alone drains the glacier defiles of Eiger (3967 m), Mönch (4099 m), and Jungfrau (4158 m) and carries more than 20,000 tons of boulder detritus per year. Trümmelbach Falls in the Lauterbrunnen Valley (YouTube link ) Photo Gallery While visiting Lauterbrunnen Valley,  Trümmelbach Falls  is one of the must-visit attractions.  On 07/01/2019, a hot summer day, we visited the waterfalls via the public bus through Lauterbrunnen Valley.  The below photos were taken during our visit on that day. Looking down at the bottom waterfall  The bottom waterfall Lauterbrunnen Valley View Lauterbrunnen Valley View (2) Tunnel and view of the water flow Close-u...