This weekend we hopped on a train for a day-trip to Fribourg, a charming town which straddles the Röstigraben. The Swiss city Fribourg (which is primarily francophone today) is known as Freiburg in German, but don’t confuse it with the German city of Freiburg (also a fun place to hang out) or the two other German cities called Freiberg.
Fribourg is one of those quaint old cobblestone-filled European cities that are beautiful to just wander around. We picked up a city map and a suggested walking tour route from the Tourist Info next to the train station, and were off.
Although I’m pretty much at my limit of number of churches one should visit per lifetime, I actually enjoyed Fribourg’s Saint Nicholas Cathedral, which contains some impressive, richly-colored stained glass windows (featuring, among other things, dead babies).
The Espace Jean Tinguely – Niki de Saint Phalle holds a small collection from the two whimsical artists. Although not as extensive a collection as the Tinguely museum in
The weather was alternately cloudy, rainy, and sunny, but we managed to come out OK, ducking into shops, museums, or bars whenever we needed to escape the rain. Our patience was rewarded towards the end of the day, with one of the most vibrant rainbows I’ve ever seen.
Jul! Those photos are painfully beautiful. I mean it. The houses on the edge of the hill, the covered bridge…and that rainbow! Glorious. It reminds me of the rainbows I used to see all the time in rainy Amsterdam. 🙂
Zandria – Thanks. 🙂 It was a city with painfully beautiful views, even when it was cloudy. Switzerland has way more than its fair share of beauty.
Loved your Amsterdam pictures. I’ll be there in a couple weeks – can’t wait!
This might be the stupidest thing I’ve ever written, but it’s so pretty! Like Beauty and the Beast!
Oh my God! That rainbow photo is stunning! What a gift to see that. The other photos are colorful and gorgeous as well.
You take such lovely photos! I particularly like the bridge and stained glass window.
gorgeous photos, and it looks like a fabulous place for a day trip. how far was it by train from zurich?
Thanks for all your nice complements! It’s quite easy to take stunning photos when the subject matter is so stunning to begin with.
Dan – It was a little under 1.5 hours. Very convenient!
Sheesh. I lived in Fribourg for a frickin’ year and it never occurred to me to take a walking tour! Zut!