Bern’s Bear Pit or Bärengraben in Switzerland has long been a tourist attraction that draws mixed reactions. The bear is the city’s mascot, an emblem that features prominently and is represented in the coat of arms. In 1911, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen founded Bern and named it after the first animal that was killed [...]

I’m not sure if it’s just that we were looking in the wrong areas, or just a trait of a typical tourist destination, but finding an easy meal in Luzern, Switzerland is no easy task. A cold October evening had my wife and I fervently scurrying down cobbled streets of Old Town, left-righting in desperate [...]