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A weekend with my family

Published on 2024-09-24 in 💭 Thoughts

📍 Champagne, Biel/Bienne, Bern, Switzerland, Lake Bienne (BE), Bern, Switzerland, Innenstadt, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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This past weekend, I visited my family in the south of Germany. I wasn’t there for quite some time. On one day, we went to Biel in Switzerland, walking through the Taubenloch (“pigeonhole”, a canyon right next to the city) and sitting on a boat that took us across Lake Biel. It was quite picturesque.

A view into the Taubenloch, Biel, Switzerland

A view of Lake Biel, Switzerland, from the boat

On my way back yesterday, I visited a lounge of the German Railways for the first time. I had 8 day passes because I spent so much money on tickets last year. But even the lounge is split into two areas. One, for second class travelers like me, has just options to chill, work, and drink. The premium lounge, reserved for first class travelers, also has snacks and showers.

A view inside the second class area of the DB Lounge in Mannheim, Germany

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