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<\/a>St. Urs Cathedral in Solothurn<\/p><\/div>\n
But we enjoyed the lovely streets, interesting towers, remains of ancient town walls, and the tiny (and free) Stein Museum, displaying chunks of Roman-era carvings and an interesting (to us remodelers) interactive display showing how different tools are used in stone-carving.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Entryway to the old town area of Solothurn. Massive chunks of the fort wall remain.<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Although the Cathedral was closed, its tower was open for climbing, giving us this view.<\/p><\/div>\n
Getting there was a little less fun than usual.\u00a0 Saturday started with rain which continued almost until our arrival. A respite allowed us to see the town without getting drenched (packing ultra-light led us to neglect bringing an umbrella or hats).\u00a0 Seeking food at the inconvenient hour of 5:30pm, we were able to find a restaurant which would serve us from the \u201cshort menu\u201c, that is between lunch and dinner.\u00a0 The odd part was that the food was as plentiful as a full dinner, but our entrees cost about half their evening price!\u00a0 I couldn\u2019t resist ordering the \u201cKase Brot Entlebucher\u201c just to find out whether this fancy sounding dish was really just grilled cheese.\u00a0\u00a0 It was, sort of:\u00a0 if the cheese is melted\u00a0on top of the fat chunk of bread and spreads all over the plate, and it’s topped by grilled mushrooms, fresh pear slices and a gravy-like sauce.\u00a0 Not bad for cheese bread!<\/p>\n
Our hotel was also a pleasant surprise.\u00a0 We had booked at the boxy-looking Ramada, only because it was a bit cheaper than what else we could find available.\u00a0 While pretty atrocious from the outside, it was quite classy inside, a major step up from the B&B in Yverdon.\u00a0 We skipped their 25CHF\/person breakfast, in favor of picking up yogourt and fruit at the local grocery the night before; otherwise, the price would have topped the rest of Solothurn\u2019s choices.<\/p>\n
<\/a>The Latin text on this stone has the oldest reference to the town of Solothurn<\/p><\/div>\n
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A ride to Solothurn tripped our odometer to 0, meaning we have ridden 1,000 km on the tandem since our arrival in Switzerland.\u00a0 \u201cSolothurn is regarded as the finest Baroque town in Switzerland, where Italian grandeur is combined with French … Continue reading