Foreign Lands: Bern, Switzerland

It’s hard to imagine anyone actually living in Bern – it is more of an olde-fashioned Swiss wonderland for tourists. Not that there’s anything wrong with that, especially when it comes to their whimsical statuary and fountainary.

Bird of Prey Fountain in Bern

Bird of Prey Fountain

Ogre (or Child Eater) Fountain

Ogre (or Child Eater) Statue (more on this here)

Lion Statue in Bern

Lion Statue

Fountain Man in Bern

Smoking Fountain Man

Nymph statue in Bern

Nymph Statue

Automata on the famous astrological clock

Automaton king on the famous Bern astrological clock – he flips the hour glass and waves his scepter on the hour.

Man holding open lion's mouth statue

Man holding lion’s mouth statue

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