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You People you can try contacting contact for hosting:Chagai - (in Zollikofen): [[Userhttps:Zenit|Zenit//chagai.website/trustroots.html Public Trustroots profile]] if you need help or just company. His home base is in Bern, even though he's not there so much these daysHe listed some local groups [https://chagai.website/p/groups here] (on WhatsApp/Telegram/Matrix)
If you want to hang out, even if you dont consume anything, visit You can try asking or searching in the Reithalle (autonomous social center) in Bern[https://chagai.website/p/bernfree "noncommercial marketplace" on Telegram]
If it's hot just ask people for a "Freibad" (free swimming bath) or look out for people which are swimming in the river and join them (it's a local sport to swim in the river. Just watch out and ask where its ok! Dont jump simply "somewhere" in the river, there are some really dangerous spots!
unknown: "BEWARE people from If you want to hang out, even if you don't consume anything, visit the StadtNomadenReithalle (autonomous social center) in Bern. StadtNomaden is a 'Wagenplatz'As of 2020 Situation in front of the Reithalle (which is kind of "Vorplatz") got worse - violence and robberys happen regurarly. Even its a wagon-villagewonderful, people living in caravans) that rotates evey six months from one divers place it is recommended to the other. We knew most stay out of them but some trouble in front of them proved to be very dangerous bastardsthe reithalle. Beware something else: in whole Switzerland drugs consumption There is quite wide spread. You need to watch out, because many of them lose their headsno police who can help you."
waymarks: "DONT talk to If it's hot just ask people who ask you for buying drugs, they hang a "Freibad" (free swimming bath) or look out sometimes for people which are swimming in front of the cultural center river and join them (Reithalleit's a local sport to swim in the river). Police shows up often Just watch out and people who buy the very shit they sell get caught easily.ask where its ok! Dont jump simply "somewhere" (You can talk to in the peopleriver, even if you don't buy their shit. They might be happy for a friendly human interaction, who knows.)there are some really dangerous spots!
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,It think it's a little better like this but you can change back to the older version if you don't like it...
There is an emergency sleeping place called [http://www.sleeper.ch Sleeper], where you can get a bed for 5.-, breakfast included. But they only accept people in an emergency, not people who actually could afford a hostel bed. Check-in times are from 10pm-1am and you can stay till 10am. Be there soon enough, especially in winter time. You can't make reservations.
== Food ==
If you need to use a Computer for a shorter time: visit a Library. The most of them have Computers free to use but limited in time (1hr or so), but you can always ask to extend. In the National-Library ("Nationalbibliothek", Tram #8) you just need to ask the Person by the Computers (not the person in the entrance) for a Code.
There's a free internet café at Monbijoustrasse 16. Follow the tram lines of #9 south out of the center and find the Internet Cafe Power Point on your right hand side. The place is just primarly for the unemployed and poverty-stricken, but if you're a penniless traveller, they'll likely let you use one of their machines for half an hour. [EDIT. Summer 2017. NEVER mention you are a traveller, hitchhiker or whatsoever. The moment we told the guy of the Power Point that we were hitchhikers he considered us to be tourists and mentioned that we were just pretending to be poor. AVOID these words by all means and ALWAYS say you live in Bern for long-term]
Alternatively, there also is a free, publicly useable computer with internet at the [http://www.denk-mal.info Autonomous School] at Lagerweg 12. From the train station, go downhill towards and past the well-known alternative culture center Reitschule, cross the bridge, turn left and turn right. Open most days around 6-8pm, and at other times.
== Public Transportation ==
Bern's system of buses and trams is verry very good and very dependable. Inspectors can often be spotted as they wear black pants and red or grey shirts, and of course they have bags/bum bags/etc. Update Winter 2019/2020: Not sure if its only in Winter but at the moment they wear black clothing (with little red company logo) and are harder to spot. Watch out for a machine they carry to check the tickets.
If you don't have an address in Switzerland (and don't plan to have one in the near future), you don't need to worry about being caught because there is no way you can be made to pay a fine. This even goes for EU citizens! (Info is from around 2015.) If you do happen to have an address in the country, lie, flirt and bargain your way out but don't show ID. Often the inspectors can be appeased by buying a Ticket from them or at the Ticket machine.
'''If you need to fix some Gear.'''
"Flickerei" Store - they fix all kind of Stuff for a very low Price. The Opening Times vary and can be checked on https://www.flickerei.ch. The Store is located in the Cellarat Stauffacherstrasse 39, a bit hidden but if you 3011 Bern. You can take the alley at Laupenstrasse 5A just look out for Signs with "Flickerei".If you need to buy cheapBus Nr 20 -stuff to fix things: visit coop "bau&hobby" or "migros do it +garden"you walk 20 min (from train main station).
If you need to buy cheap-stuff to fix things: visit coop "bau&hobby" or "migros do it +garden".
'''Hang out in BernIf you need to replace some Gear.''' As in every swiss City there are a lot of 2nd-hand-stores with donated stuff. In Switzerland, these are called "Brockenstube" or short version is "Brocki". You can find there all kind of stuff. Theres is also a huge second-hand marked at reithalle, every 1st sunday in the month.
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