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Saturday, August 3, 2019

Beary-Artistic Saturday

During my absence on July 29 and 30 we spent one night in 
New Bern, NC

The city is filled with bear statures and one elephant in all kinds attire
Here are the ones we saw while taking a walking tour of downtown

 Travelin' Bernie outside our hotel
 A bear wearing flip flops too funny
 Travelin' Bernie held court outside our hotel
 A bear wearing flip flops too funny

Mitchell Bear

 Judge Bear holds court outside a law office

 This is Fun bear from several angles having fun


 I forgot to check this bear's name but 
jumping catfish he has a starfish on his foot

 Well you have heard of gargoyles right?
This is a beargoyle


Bears in New Bern

New Bern, North Carolina's second oldest town, was founded in 1710 by a Swiss nobleman who named it after his native city of Berne, Switzerland. Bern means “bear” and the “Bern Bear” symbol is seen on the flag. Commemorative cast-iron bear heads decorate the historic City Hall and Central Fire Station.
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17 comments:

  1. Pix August 3, 2019 at 7:39 AM

    I love all the bears! Very cool and makes for a smile this morning. Very interesting. We had dolphin statues for a season one year on the island in Venice. But they were not as cute as New Bern's bears!

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  2. Brian's Home BlogAugust 3, 2019 at 8:40 AM

    That sure is a super cool bunch of bears!!!

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  3. Yamini MacLeanAugust 3, 2019 at 8:45 AM

    Hari OM
    I love this trend for fibre glass critters that has taken off everywhere. Great fun, indeed! YAM xx

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  4. MadSnapperAugust 3, 2019 at 9:13 AM

    learned a new word, Bern Bear.. I love the blue colorful bear best of all. they are really all so cute.. flip flops belong here. we don't have bears every where, we have lizards, big ones on all the buildings and houses... I would have one but they are to expensive. I would like to visit New Bear, ha ha

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  5. MargAugust 3, 2019 at 9:40 AM

    Many moons ago, I lived near New Bern. I lived in Kinston, N.C. Those bears are really neat. Loved the pictures. Have a super day.

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  6. Millie and WalterAugust 3, 2019 at 10:19 AM

    Those are all such fun bears. It looks like you had a good time on your visit.

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  7. Memories of Eric and FlynnAugust 3, 2019 at 10:20 AM

    Those bears are fun! There was a bear pit in Bern, Switzerland. It was more than 50 years ago that I saw it so I don't know if it is still there. Wild animals don't belong in captivity so I hope not.

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    1. Memories of Eric and FlynnAugust 3, 2019 at 10:27 AM

      I googled it and see they have had a large outdoor enclosure for the past 10 years.
      https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-gb/experiences/bern-bear-park/

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  8. DukeAugust 3, 2019 at 10:31 AM

    Love the bears!

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  9. C.L.W.STEPAugust 3, 2019 at 10:51 AM

    Those are great! Several years ago the city of Rochester did this with statues of horses.

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  10. pilch92August 3, 2019 at 12:00 PM

    Very cool bear art :) I love the bear gargoyles. XO

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  11. World of Animals, IncAugust 3, 2019 at 6:06 PM

    Thanks for sharing. They have some many great bear statues all around. The colorful one is our favorite. Great seeing these photos. Hope you had a wonderful time during your visit there.
    World of Animals

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  12. WFT NobbyAugust 4, 2019 at 4:26 AM

    I have visited Bern in Switzerland many times - a beautiful city, but rather lacking in fun bears!
    Cheers, Gail.

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  13. Pam and Teddy August 4, 2019 at 5:04 AM

    WOW! Lots of bears in that town and I had no idea bern was bear! Must have been fun being on the lookout for bears to take photos of - you found a lot of them.

    Hugs, Teddy

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  14. The Adventures of the LLB GangAugust 4, 2019 at 1:24 PM

    What a fun collection of "Bern's"! I also really enjoy hearing about pre-revolutionary historic towns!

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  15. Idaho PugRanchAugust 4, 2019 at 4:26 PM

    Colorful and fun bears!!
    hugs
    Mabel & Hilda

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  16. The JRAugust 5, 2019 at 8:39 AM

    Neat bears. Downtown Jackson had a bunch of different catfish one time. They are all gone now.

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