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    Domodossola, Italy

    On a whim, I took a 7:35 am train from Bern, Switzerland, to Domodossola, Italy.  The one-and-a-half-hour train ride is beautiful down through the Bernese Alps.  Although it was cloudy and a bit foggy on the Switzerland side of the Alps, the sun was shining as soon as we crossed through the tunnel and came out into Italy. Domodossola is a quaint little town in northern Italy with a beautiful old section. Once you arrive at the station, it is a quick 5-10-minute walk up the main street before you reach the side street that leads to the old section. Once you make your way into the main piazza in…

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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, Solothurn is the capital of the canton of Solothurn. It sits at the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains.  Since moving here, I have meant to take the short 25-minute train ride to Solothurn. I walked the streets of its old town and had a great lunch at one of its many small cafes.  The architecture and the way the city was laid out were beautiful to explore, and it is somewhere I want to return to many times to come.