A Few Tips about Lake Lugano A tad different than being on Lake Como, Lugano and the lake add a different character with a Swiss attitude. We immensely enjoyed walking around the lake trail of Lugano. Traveling both directions, we saw unique vistas, shops and how the Swiss people use their lake. One of the major attractions is to visit…
A Few Tips about Old Town Lucerne There is so much to see and explore. You can easily put four days of exploring Old Town Lucerne and surroundings. I would first have a tourist map and circle what you want to see. I have listed a few suggestions below. The Lucerne train station, downstairs, is a place to visit. All…
A Few Tips about the Roman Baths in Bath, England We came to Bath with Golden Tours out of London. Most of our time was in the museum of the Roman Baths. This is one of the most visited museums in the United Kingdom with over a million visitors a year. We found the audio guide sets to be quite…
A Few Tips to Conquer this Magnificent Building Built in 1931 under Benito Mussolini, this place is grand inside and out. We were a bit intimidated by the vastness and the great number of people here. If you are familiar with Grand Central Station, you should have no problem. First, you need to be careful with your valuables. A friend…
A Few Tips of the Swiss Museum of Transport If you have time, spending a few hours at the Swiss Museum of Transport located in Lucerne is fun and rewarding. You can get to it by bus, boat, and car or do what we did, walk the beautiful lake trail. The museum is located north of the city on…
A Few Tips about Mt. Rigi We have been to Mount Rigi twice in our lives, once in 1988 and in June of 2016. Both times the excitement and thrill of walking around the nearly 6000 feet high mountain, known as the Queen of the Mountains, is a memory that never fade. We took a ferry from Lucerne to Vitznau. It was…
A Few Tips about traveling to Mount Pilatus Overlooking central Switzerland and particularly the city of Lucerne, it is an easy twenty minute train ride from the Lucerne train station. You could also take the ride by boat, but the trip would be longer. The city of Alpnachstad is where you get off the train. The world’s steepest cogwheel…
A Few Tips about the Continental-Park Hotel This hotel is located in easy walking distance of the train station. We did go in circles following the signs on the road. When you walk directly out of the train station, turn left and it is the first road on the left. Continental Park Hotel is but two streets down and on…
Not many people know about the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71. One of the famous stories to come out at that time was Switzerland’s humanitarian act of providing refuge for General Bourbaki’s French Army from being captured by the Prussians. The Swiss and French are proud of each other’s relationship to one another. Edouard Castries with a team of artists…
A Few Tips about this Manora Restaurant With Restaurant prices almost double than the United States, we found the Manora restaurants located in the department store called Manors more reasonable. The food is good with many items and affordable. Designed as a “cafeteria,” you can go around from each station selecting the foods you want. This is extremely popular…