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Lucerne owes its fame to its uniquely picturesque location. Nestling amongst the foothills of the Alps, the city lies at the end of a lake that has been eternalised by poets and composers. An incredible panorama begins here which stretches from Mount Rigi to Mount Pilatus and depending on weather, season or time of day sets dramatically different moods. Lucerne, with 60,000 inhabitants, is the eighth largest city in Switzerland. If the agglomeration is added, the numbers treble. Lucerne is the capital of Central Switzerland due to its size, central location and economic potential.
Lucerne is often referred to as the «City of lights». The name goes back to a miracle of light said to have happened here. According to an old legend, an angel showed Lucerne’s first settlers with a light where to build a chapel in honour of St. Niklaus, the patron saint of fishermen and sailors. Don't miss the carnival! Every year thousands of people celebrate in the streets of Lucerne. You'll hear lots of music groups playing as loud as possible. The carnival should banish the winter traditionally. You can still find portions of the wall that once encircled the city and all eight of the watch towers are still standing. The buildings here are 15th century. You can climb some of the towers for a better view of the city. Two of the many sites to see are the Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.
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Oct 01, 2007 - Oct 07, 2007
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The plan was to wake up as early as possiible like 7ish at the latest but what happened was 7ish was too early and Phydie must still be snoring at that time that the possible time was turned into 9ish. Phydie's freaking celfone kept on alarming and now matter how long I waited for her to shut it off she just wouldn't wake up. So I had to roll over her, quite suffocating her intentionally, and looked for her bloody fone and found it lying two inches from her ear. I didn't really know how ...
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May 12, 2007 - Jun 24, 2007
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Today turned out to be a fun day full of randomness and spontaniousness! (if that's a real word..) We were supposed to take the Cogwheel up to Mount Pilatus today but when we woke up it was cold, pouring rain, and a little bit windy. So even though we got a discount on the tour because we had Eurail passes we decided not to do it as we wouldn't be able to see any of the pretty views because of all the clouds. So were sitting eating lunch, trying to decided what to do when we decided to use ou...
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Apr 27, 2007 - Jun 28, 2007
6:30 AM: I wont write much this morning because i am using a swiss laptop (mine is in the bag) and even simple things, such as capitalization, are different. And the z kez is where the y kez should be.
Anzwaz, zesterdaz was great and i will write about it in more detail when i have the photos readz. it did rain heavilz last evening and at one point we were caught outside without umbrellas. no need for showers last night.
todaz we leave for venice, visiting lugano and verona along the waz. i...
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May 15, 2005 - Jun 14, 2005
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A tour of Lucerne was the highlight of the day. The Lion Monument, and the old town area. We could have taken a cable car gondola up to the top of the mountains, but since my wife and I are not to too happy at heights we decided to stay down near the lake. We walked the old town area and took pictures and relaxed the day away. Kind of a nice change. A snack at the McDonald's consisting of a regular (small) hamburger, one small fries, and one medium coke was $9.20 francs. Luckily o...
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