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'''Bern''' is the capital of [[Switzerland]].
== Hitchhiking Hitching out ==
=== Direction north (North towards [[Basel]]{{European Route Number|25}}, [[Zürich]], [[Biel/Bienne|Biel]], [[Luzern]]) ===
'''Option 1: Neufeld'''
'''Option 2: Tiefenaustrasse'''
Take Bus 11/21 until "Henkerbrünnli". Or walk: It's a 5-10 minutes walk from the trainstationtrain station. Walk in direction of Bollwerk/Schützenmatte or to the "Reithalle" (a big autonome building with a lot of Graffiti etc.). Cross the street behind the Reithalle and there's the beginning of the ''Tiefenaustrasse'', which leads directly into the Neufeld-tunnel and unto the motorway A1. Many There are many cars, but not too much space to stop (bike lane), but it and waiting times can be long. It nonetheless works. Better use Use a sign because of local traffic.
[[File:Wankdorfplatz.jpg|thumb|Wankdorfplatz]]
'''Option 3: Wankdorf'''
A good on-ramp spot with a reasonable traffic flow and a lot of space for cars to pull over, about 10 minutes on foot from the train station resp. the center. The general direction is West, follow the Laupenstrasse and then the Murtenstrasse past the Inselspital hospital.
=== Direction south (South towards [[Thun]], [[Interlaken]]) and west [[Fribourg]], towards [[Lausanne]], [[Geneva|Genève]]) {{European Route Number|25}} ===
'''Option 1: Wankdorfplatz'''
== Sleeping ==
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.
You can try contacting [[User:Zenit|Zenit]] if you need help or just company. His home base is in Bern, even though he's not there so much these days.
There is a ''wagenplatz '' by the E25 at the North north of Bern, outside Bethlehem. You can get there by taking a bus, the nearest station is to ''Bethlehem b. Kirche '' or the by tram line 8 (check times at www.cff.com). The nearest train station is ''Bümpliz Nord'', one station away from ''Bern Hauptbahnhof''. You walk Walk up Eymattstrasse, past the bridge that goes over the motorway, across into a nice woodland. Take the first foot-path footpath on the right, and keep to the right on at the foot-paths and eventually following forks. Eventually you´ll see lots of beautiful vans and trailers. People are very friendly and welcoming. There´s There are two guest spaces. I tagged the location on googlemaps: The coordinates are 46.960324,7.392554
== Eating ==
'''Breakfast:'''
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus.
'''Lunch:'''
Tuesday-Friday and Sunday at 12.30pm at [http://www.laprairiebern.ch La Prairie], Sulgeneckstrasse 7. It costs 5 CHF, if you can't afford that you can work for it in the kitchen. From the main trainstation go to the park "Kleine Schanze", on the right side of the park there is the street Sulgeneckstrasse and La Prairie just 50m from there.
'''Dinner/Supper:'''
Every day from 6pm-8pm at the [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper]. It costs 5 CHF. The place is located at Neubrückstrasse 19. From the main train station, walk towards Bollwerk/Reitschule. Go behind the Reitschule building, cross two streets and you will see it. Bus 11 or 21 stop there, the stop is called Henkerbrünnli (which means Hangman's spring).
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