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Biel/Bienne is the biggest bilingual town in Switzerland (german-/frenchspeaking). It has 51'000 citizens and is located in the northwest of Switzerland, at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers. | Biel/Bienne is the biggest bilingual town in Switzerland (german-/frenchspeaking). It has 51'000 citizens and is located in the northwest of Switzerland, at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers. | ||
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| + | == Sleeping == | ||
| + | The only hostel in town is the "Lago Lodge" and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm. | ||
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| + | == Hitching out == | ||
| + | '''Direction east, south (Bern, Interlaken)''' | ||
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| + | From the main trainstation in Biel: Get out of the building, then turn right to the roundabout. Turn right again and cross unter the railway lines. Keep to the right until you get to the main road "Bernstrasse". Turn left and follow that street, because it will become the highway A6/A1 going go Bern/Fribourg/Thun/Burgdorf/Interlaken. Shortly before the highway begins, there is a BP-filling station on the right side. There is a lot of space for the cars to stop. | ||
| + | (From the trainstation to that place it takes you about 5-10 minutes.) | ||
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| + | '''Direction east, north (Zurich, Basel, Germany)''' | ||
Revision as of 11:44, 15 May 2008
Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne is the biggest bilingual town in Switzerland (german-/frenchspeaking). It has 51'000 citizens and is located in the northwest of Switzerland, at the Jura-mountainchain and at the lake of Biel/Bienne. The town is famous for its watches - companies like Omega and Rolex are amongst the most important employers.
Sleeping
The only hostel in town is the "Lago Lodge" and located at the lake. It has beds from CHF 28.-/€18. The reception times are 7-11.30am, 2pm-10pm.
Hitching out
Direction east, south (Bern, Interlaken)
From the main trainstation in Biel: Get out of the building, then turn right to the roundabout. Turn right again and cross unter the railway lines. Keep to the right until you get to the main road "Bernstrasse". Turn left and follow that street, because it will become the highway A6/A1 going go Bern/Fribourg/Thun/Burgdorf/Interlaken. Shortly before the highway begins, there is a BP-filling station on the right side. There is a lot of space for the cars to stop. (From the trainstation to that place it takes you about 5-10 minutes.)
Direction east, north (Zurich, Basel, Germany)
