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There is a ''Wagenplatz'' by the E25 north of Bern, outside Bethlehem. You can get there taking a bus to ''Bethlehem b. Kirche'' or by tram 8. The nearest train station is ''Bümpliz Nord'', one station away from ''Bern Hauptbahnhof''. Walk up Eymattstrasse, past the bridge that goes over the motorway, across into a nice woodland. Take the first footpath on the right and keep to the right at the following forks. Eventually you´ll see lots of beautiful vans and trailers. People are very friendly and welcoming. There are two guest spaces. The coordinates are 46.960324,7.392554
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 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 There's a free, publicly useable computer with internet café at the [http://www.denk-mal.info Autonomous School] at Lagerweg 12Monbijoustrasse 16. From Follow the train station, go downhill towards and past tram lines of #9 south out of the well-known alternative culture center Reitschule, cross and find the bridge, turn left and turn Internet Cafe Power Point on your righthand side. Open most days around 6The place is just for the unemployed and poverty-8pmstricken, but if you're a penniless traveller, and at other timesthey'll likely let you use one of their machines for half an hour.(Never mention you are a traveller, hitchhiker or whatsoever)
== Public Transportation ==
Bern's system of buses and trams Alternatively, there also is verry good and very dependable. Inspectors can often be spotted as they wear black pants and red or grey shirtsa free, and of course they have bagspublicly useable computer with internet at the [http:/bum bags/etcwww. Update Winter 2019/2020: Not sure if its only in Winter but denk-mal.info Autonomous School] at Lagerweg 12. From the moment they wear black clothing (with little red company logo) train station, go downhill towards and are harder to spot. Watch out for a machine they carry to check past the tickets. If you don't have an address in Switzerland (and don't plan to have one in well-known alternative culture center Reitschule, cross the near future)bridge, you don't need to worry about being caught because there is no way you can be made to pay a fineturn left and turn right. This even goes for EU citizens! (Info is from Open most days around 2015.) If you do happen to have an address in the country, lie6-8pm, 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 machineother times.
If you need to buy cheap-stuff to fix things: visit coop "bau&hobby" or "migros do it +garden"
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Options follow in loose order of usefulness. Almost any lift can take you to the service area Grauholz which is some 5 kilometers past Bern, a sign ''Grauholz'' can usually get there as fast as the train in Option 3. Option 3 will tell you how to get to Grauholz directly.
'''Option 1: Ostring'''
From the train station, take tram #7 to Ostring (final station). Just stand in front of the motorway entrance. It's a fairly decent spot -- cars can't see you from far away, but there's ample space for stopping before the highway sign, and in case of rain you can shelter and hitch under the motorway bridge. A sign is helful since there are many potential directions for people to go.
'''Option 2: Murtenstrasse'''
[[File:Wankdorfplatz.jpg|thumb|Wankdorfplatz]]
'''Option 3: Grauholz'''
There are many hidden spots along the river where somebody could camp out for a night or a couple if the weather is nice.
If you go straight down from the Hirschengraben (close to the train station) following the tram-tracks, you will find a small park on the right side after a few blocks. It's a good place for sleeping out, but by the river is much better.
'''Breakfast:'''<br>
Monday-Friday at Aufenthaltsraum, Postgasse 35. Opening times 8.30-11.30am with free breakfast, and 2.30-5.30pm with free coffee, tea,... Postgasse is located in the lower old town, close to the (bus #12 stop) Rathaus. Note: Bus numbers may changed in Winter 2019/2020.
There is also a Bakery (with attached vegetable-shop) which sells Sandwiches, Bread etc. from yesterday (they collect it from Bakerys in the City) and because its from yesterday they sell it for the Half of the Price. Its located in the Celler at Marktgasse 19 and the Name of the Shop is "Ässbar", open Mo-Fr. 9-19 and Sat 9-17.
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.
== Other ==
"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 Cellar, a bit hidden but if you take the alley at Laupenstrasse 5A just look out for Signs with "Flickerei".
'''Hang out in Bern'''
If you want to hang out, even if you dont consume anything, visit the "Reithalle " (autonomous social center) in Bern.
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!
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