Our last two days in Switzerland were spent in Lucerne -- and the weather continued cloudy, rainy and cool. (Maybe it's the Lord's mercy after all that heat and humidity in Kuala Lumpur!) 
And, no, that's not the "Swan of Tuonela," but it is one of the swans on the river flowing out of Lake Lucerne. Since our full day in Lucerne was a Sunday, and since we discovered an international church just a couple blocks from our hotel, we attended their 10:30 a.m. service and then hiked along the old city wall, built in 1386, and then walked to the famous "Lion of Lucerne"
that Mark Twain called "the saddest and most moving piece of rock in the world." (The sculpture commemorates the Swiss mercenary soldiers who died in the French Revolution defending Louis XVI.)
Another impressive sight in Lucerne is the Kapellbrucke, the Chapel Bridge that dates from the 14th century but was largely destroyed by a fire in 1993, and then rebuilt. The bridge contains intricate paintings depicting the history of Lucerne (pix below).Our last night in Switzerland was spent in one of Lucerne's nice restaurants where we'd made reservations on the previous evening for a table by a window looking out on the river. So, in spite of not seeing much sun, and very few of the Alps, we were glad we included Switzerland in our journey back to the U.S. (We're sure that Lake Lucerne was not "presenting her best face" due to the cloudy weather, but on a Sunday there were still sailboats to be seen.) - rw
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lovely. simply lovely.
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