Lucerne 24 July

It was a later start today. Breakfast was from 7:00 and we didn’t leave the hotel until 9:30. We began our sightseeing with a walking tour around the town & lake. We saw quite a lot in an hour & a half.

Lucerne by foot



Lucerne by foot

We ended up down by the lake where we boarded a motor launch to cross the lake & take in more sights.

From the boat

We were dropped off at the Alpine Rail station and boarded a train to take us to the top of Rigi, Queen of the Mountain. The scenes were beautiful but a light mist was coming in. We had lunch at the top and took some photos before going back down 3 stations on the train to the cable car.

From the train



At the top

 

We all bundled into one of the very large cars for the 10 minute trip back down to the bottom. The coach was there to pick us up & return us to the hotel about 3:30.

The rest of the afternoon was free time to spend as we wished and prepare for our dinner outing this evening. We headed down the road to the Stadtkeller Fondue House for dinner. It was raining so umbrellas were needed. The Radisson had some we could borrow as not everyone had one. We had a fabulous evening. Cheese fondue followed by mixed salad. The main course was veal strips in a mushroom sauce with potato rosti. Dessert was a cute little meringue & ice cream in the shape of the Swiss flag. The entertainment was an Oompah Band. WOW! They were a talented lot & encouraged audience participation. They even sang happy birthday to the four of us having birthdays.