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Lucern

After a night in Paris and one night at Rogers in Interlaken I was off again. This time to a Swiss town called Lucern. I thoroughly loved Lucern. After all the partying in San Sab and being on the road for two straight nights a laid back town with not much to do was all I need.

The afternoon I arrived I walked the entire town flat. There is a large pedestrianised zone with some great shops (filled with expensive brand name clothing, Swiss Army Knives and other Swiss tourist paraphernalia). Also, a large section of the old town wall with a part of the rampart you can walk along.

For me being there was a dream come true (one of those things you promise yourself when you're a kid you'll do before the day you die). I can remember watching the old SABC 5pm news reporting on how the Chapel Bridge had almost been completely destroyed by an arson attack, including many medieval paintings. I promised myself I'd see the Bridge before any other damage came to it. Dream come true: tick!

There were a few other surprises the town had install for me. A second bridge similar the the Chapel Bridge, shorter and a few years older, but with no damage to it besides ware and tare. The Spreuer Bridge has some very cool medieval paintings with death depicted in all of them. Some are quite comical.

The Glacier Garden is a treasure trove in itself. There is the 'glacial garden' (bedrock with some potholes and grooves where the glacier slid), the Glacier Museum, an old Swiss house and my favorite the Hall of Mirrors. This was a display for the 1896 Swiss national exhibition.

Along side the Glacier Garden is my favourite monument in all of Europe! The Lion Monument is a dedication to the Swiss Militia who fort for the French Royalty during the French Revolution. I spent many hours sitting in the sun gazing at this sculpture. I even fell asleep looking at it. A kind Korean couple woke me up and offered me some nuts (I think to keep me awake).



The Picasso Museum in Lucern is also one of my favourite museums in Europe (I clearly didn't go to that many museums). It is a series of photos taken in the last 17 years of Picasso's life with a few examples of his work. I found it very insightful to who the man was.