Today was a very ‘interesting’ day. It started when we left Interlaken and travelled to Brienz. Brienz is a woodworking centre in Switzerland. As we got off the bus we were greeted by an army convoy going down the road and six fighter jets staging a dog fight over the lake. This just two days after their general election. It turned out that this is their annual militia training exercise. The jets roared over the lake and through the mountain passes for about 30 minutes at sub-sonic speeds.
A little while later we arrived at Luzern. Luzern is famous for its two covered bridges with religious artwork imbedded in the ceiling of the bridge. It is situated at the end of Lake Luzern, where the world rowing championships regularly take place. The lake is so clear that you can see about 6 feet or more down into the water with no trouble. It is surrounded on three sides by the Alps. Shortly after we arrived the jet fighters did their exercise over Luzern.
The Jesuits have a magnificent white marble cathedral in Luzern. As Rocky would say, it was truly spectacular.
We then went to our hotel, the Place Hotel. What a magnificent place. We’ve never stayed any place this opulent. The room is more of a suite than a hotel room. It has a large balcony overlooking the lake, a sitting room that could easily accommodate 6 people, a large bedroom, a bathroom with a large soaking tub and separate shower and another room for the toilet. It has a list price of $860/night.
It then started getting weird. We went to a dinner show of Swiss folk performances. They couldn’t make this anymore terrible if they tried. Try to imagine a female “Lawrence Welk” as the host of such acts as a singing saw, musical bottles used as drums, ringing cow bells accompanied by a female singer barking like a dog, and the grand finale a dancing cow that went around licking the audience. No I’m not on drugs.
Pictures from Luzern
Pictures from Luzern
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