Astoria Lucerne Hotel

so... es nochet... no die letschte Sache schnäll erledige.. ond scho gli stoht d'Sabine do zom öis abhole! - be dene doch öppe 7 Grad ond dem Räge verosse eschs om so schöner chöne mer ed wärmi! Es sett aso am Mettwoch doch 37 grad warm wärde en darwin.... :O)

so... i ben no a de letschte Vorbereitige ond denn esch es bald sowiet ond mer chöne go. Es esch chum z'glaube aber de Roger esch ab 7ni uf ond no es Gschäft go die letschte Sache erledige... - hoffe er chonnt bald weder hei ond helft mer nochli.... <br>Bes Bald!

... mix need reviving. The weather was clear on the main view side and overcast on another. Evidently God didn't feel that the view and revolveing restaurant was good enough for us, so he threw in a couple of snow falls for good measure. Gotta love the guy!<br> <br>We made a couple/few revolutions, took a few dozen pictures, and started our descent. We decided, at the encouraging of Rick Steves, to stop off at the tiny, and I mean TINY ...

... the dining room where we were soon joined by a black cat that looked remarkably like our Anzac except with white whiskers. We couldn&#8217;t work out if he belonged to the hostel but we figured that he didn&#8217;t and must have made his way in from the street. We gave him some leftovers all the same! <br><br>He really did remind us of Anzac so Witek ran up to get the camera while I tried to keep his attention. He wandered out to reception where I feared they would kick him straight out ...

... top of the watch towers, you can see the steeple roof of the buildings of Lucerne and hear chiming of clocks every hour. The Zyt Tower, part of the Musegg Wall is home to the oldest city clock, built back in 1535, which still works perfectly. Run by stone weights and pendulums, the clock's bell is allowed to chime one full minute before the other clocks in the city.

... of the bus hanging off the cliff! I wonder if he try to edge it out a bit more each time, hehe. Anyways, we went to Mary's Bridge to have a wonderful veiw of the castle and a really great photo. Well it was a great view and we would have had a great photo if it wasn't for the scaffolding! Grrrr. So we walked down the path to the Castle. Waiting for our 11.25 queue up and had a tour through the castle. The castle was never finished, the bits that were..a misure of ...

... that if there's not enough fabric to cover them in the first place, then it probably doesn't fit properly and they need to change into something that does. Another note that I've noticed aside from the clothes are the shoes. Yes, as a shoe person, I have to say some have fantastic shoes and I find myself gawking at them but I don't think I'll understand how so many can wear sandals and have their toes basically hang over the front of them.... it ...

... The 'cruise' was free with our Eurail train passes so we just grabbed a seat up front, ate our lunch and enjoyed the views. Our cruise ended right around dinner time and we ventured out to see a famous Lion Monument, carved in a mountian wall to remember the soliders that died in war. It was quite a carving. Then headed for dinner and we ended our night by discovering our favorite ice-cream in all of Europe, a Swiss brand (?) Movenpick. It was so delicous, Steve was in heaven.

... visited in 1986 (if it was good enough for my cousin, it is good enough for me). The dining room was paneled in light wood, very nice...and a very enjoyable evening. Shirley joined us this evening and the three of us had a good time. I can&#8217;t wait for tomorrow and the Glacier Express train trip to St. Moritz. Before I go any further, I have to say again that the scenery has been spectacular! I never get tired of looking at it.