Lucern

It was pretty cold and rainy again today, so we jumped in the car and headed to Lucern. The alpes here are filled with tunnels to speed up travel between the major towns, not to mention to transport water for the production of electricity.

There is a covered bridge in Lucern which is very old, and absolutely lovely with flowers planted all along the side.

I took the opportunity here to buy a few postcards and little Swiss souvenirs.

We had lunch in a little cafe, and tried a couple of different chocolate treats for dessert. yum!

Dinner tonight was cheese fondue in front of the fire - delicious, and happily I was with a Swiss man, so he could explain the need to drink hot black tea with the meal instead of cold water. Apparently, the cheese is just as likely to clump up inside you if you have a cold drink!!

We had some white wine with it too, also very good, but I was instructed that it is very important not to drink too much alcohol when you eat fondue. Again the nature of the cheese makes it "difficult to eat backwards!" Hee hee.

Happily, the evening passed without incident. Another lovely day in Switzerland!