Sunday, August 3: Luzerne, Switzerland

Lake Luzerne Ferry

We woke to beautiful blue skies, but by the time we were ready to go downtown, thunderheads were all around. We took a ferry from a dock next to the campground to downtown Lucerne and walked around in the rain, admiring the Chapel Bridge and Water Tower that were part of the town's defenses from the 1500's and wandered around the old town.

Swans, swans and more swans on Lake Luzerne

Many, many bicycles

The Tower was used as a prison, guardhouse, and torture chamber

The Chapel Bridge - part of the town's early defenses.  All decked out in flowers.  We walked the entire length where they have old paintings on wooden plaques telling the history of the town

Ironwork marking many storefronts on the old town

Painted Frescoed Buildings were Beautiful

Language has been a problem here.  Although many speak English, there are few signs in English.  I liked this one - translation:  Restaurant serves food all day. 

 Jack stopped at a chocolatier and picked up an assortment of barks and we found a baker to get a nice loaf of bread to have with dinner.  We caught another ferry back and this time it was an old-time steamboat side-wheeler....

Steam engine viewable from above with the paddle wheel through the window in the back.