Brockenreich in Bern is one of my favorite thrift shops in the city. It's stuffed with everything from coins to clothes, clocks to couches & CDs to toys!

"Kramer" is one of my most visited restaurant/bars in Bern. I really enjoy sitting out under the arcades and meeting friends here - or for any occasion!

Bern has a hidden magic garden. Find it halfway up the stairs behind the Münster Cathedral. Who knows how it will be decorated this time?

The store has a rather small but fine selection of women's and men's clothes: coats, sweaters, shirts, pants, dresses, pyjamas and more.

"Lehrerzimmer" in Bern isa a giant, local open-air bar in an old high school turned into a cultural center. The whole building is also stuffed with art...

"Reitschule" Bern is a controversial place with 1000 names that means a million different things to people. Prepare to taste the city's wild side here...

The "ISC" in Bern is the International Students Club -- here you get the kind of eclectic concerts where you can literally touch the musicians...

"Effinger" Bern is an innovative co-working space. It's very close to the city center somewhere where shops have been empty for years. Great for meetings.

"Kino Rex" represents the old-school arthouse cinema culture in Bern. It has become a hotspot for the city's established artists, journalists & critics...

"Schachspiel Bärenplatz" in Bern is a kind of hidden giant chess game where you can easily see e.g. an alcoholic playing an MP. Such a local thing to do.

"Gurten", for people in Bern, is our own little mountain, a matter close to the heart. There's so much outdoorsy, active stuff to do around here...

"Zur Chäshütte" in Bern is the exact opposite of the industrially produced, cut & packaged cheese you find everywhere. Come here for the best Swiss cheese.