Colorful Fribourg
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.
