Before heading back to Lugano today, I had an appointment at the US
Consulate in Zurich. I needed to have some documents notarized because
we were selling my father's house back in Arizona. This is just a small
office in Zurich, and really, I don't know why consulate employees have
to act so miserable. COME ON! You're living in
Switzerland.... be
happy! After paying the ridiculous amount of 50 francs (about $55) PER
stamp (and I needed two, so 100 francs) the woman hands me back the
documents with a very grumpy "have a nice day". Oh
please.
We
took our time getting back home. When you buy a ticket in Switzerland,
you can stop as many times as you want on the route during that day. So
we got off in Zug, locked up our suitcase at the train station, and took
a walk and enjoyed the lakefront and old city, (along with some ice
cream!) I recommend a stop in Zug - a very nice town with a beautiful
lakefront. We stayed there 1 1/2 hours before continuing on.
Our
next stop was Fluelen, which is at the complete opposite end of the
same lake that Luzern is found on. There was no particular reason to
stop in Fluelen, only that often we pass these beautiful towns by train
without ever stopping, so this time we planned to stop! We were so tired
from our time traveling that we sat at a cafe by the lake and relaxed
and enjoyed a beer. We have also discovered that the several brands of Swiss beer that we have tried are all VERY GOOD!
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| Zug, Switzerland |
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| One of the doors of the old city of Zug |
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| A tiny alley in the old part of Zug |
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| Old town Zug |
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| View looking north in Fluelen, where we sat and had a beer |
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| View looking south in Fluelen |
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| Fleulen |
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