Lucerne Switzerland

Posted on Sun,February/11/2007 by Ken

One of my colleagues met up with me today in Lucerne Switzerland and took me on a tour of the city. We saw the normal sights like the Chapel bridge and toured the transportation museum. I’ll be uploading a lot of pictures once I get back to Canada.

One image I did want to share is this one of the Lowendenkmal monument tucked away down a side street. Carved out of a rock face 60 feet high, the monument commemorates the death of over 700 Swiss Guards in 1792. The soldiers died defending King Louis XVI, Marie-Antoinette, and their children.

Mark Twain, upon seeing the monument, wrote “the Lion of Lucerne is the most mournful and moving piece of stone in the world” and I have to say I agree.

Falling For Flumserberg

Posted on Sun,February/11/2007 by Ken

About 1 hour from Zurich lies the little town of Flum. Above Flum lies the ski area of Flumserberg.

We took the train down along Lake Zurich and then up the valley to Flum. A gondola ride up into the snow followed. The group I was with was all about the skiing but I settled for a “little” hike. I’m badly out of shape and walking in snow is never easy so your intrepid blogger was very, very winded very quickly. Luckily, I brought the camera which gave me an excuse to stop every 2 minutes while hardy Swiss hikers of all ages briskly passed me.