Lovely Luzern!
Tina McInerney
Very pretty town with a beautiful lake, interesting buildings and warm weather. It is still quiet in the town as it is not summer yet but there were many, many people. I think it might be a bit too busy in the proper season. We were in an apartment about 20 minutes walk out of town, one house back from the lake. We could all the way around the waters edge - magnificent. We had a city card which gave us free travel on buses and trains so we were able to catch a bus in and out of town and the bus stop was only 2 minutes away.
We were there for 2 days and 3 nights so mostly stayed in town. First afternoon, we went for a boat cruise. Next day, we took the city tourist train around town, had fondue for lunch, took a funicular ride up to a posh hotel and did a bit of walking through the streets of the old town.
Next day, we checked out a couple of sights, had lunch in a nice cafe looking out on the lake, went to visit a fortress from WW11 set in a mountain out of town. Interesting, you could say. More walking through the town. And so the pictures - a bit random - no photos of the fortress!
These are real swans! Below, they are not real mushrooms
And that is Luzern, folks. It was an amazing place. So picturesque. The first day was a bit misty and the mountains couldn’t be seen but next day was very clear and you could see the snow against the blue sky. Stunning. So now on to St Moritz at 7.35am. Our trains are always very early - no wasting time lying about in bed!