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Domodossola, Italy
On a whim, I decided to take a 7:35 am train from Bern, Switzerland to Domodossola, Italy. The one and half hour train ride is a beautiful ride down through the Bernese Alps. Although it was cloudy and a bit foggy on the Switzerland side of the Alps, as soon as we crossed through the tunnel and came out into Italy the sun was shining. Domodossola is a quaint little town in northern Italy that has a beautiful old section to it. Once arriving at the station it is a quick 5-10 minute walk up the main street before you reach the side-street that brings you over to the old…
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Solothurn, Switzerland
What a beautiful little city Solothurn turned out to be. Located in the northern part of Switzerland situated on the Aare River, the town of Solothurn is the capital of the canton of Solothurn and sits at the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. I have been meaning to take the short 25 minute train ride to Solothurn ever since we moved here. (Solothurn is just north of the closest IKEA which we visited frequently during those early days.) I walked the streets of its old town and had a great lunch at one of its many small cafe’s. The architecture and the way the town was laid out was…
