We Take Ourselves With Us

 Our last morning in Luzern was a grey one--must have been sad to see us go!   Loved this little elevator: it had a fold out bench, just in case one got tired going all the way up to floor 6 :) And, the lobby was always filled with gorgeous flowers. Staying at the Schweizerhof was such a wonderful way to begin our Swiss-sojourn! And, when guests check out, they get water and a special music-themed chocolate bar. We love you HS! It was a short walk to the Luzern train station and back on board for our trip to Interlaken. We followed Lake Luzern out of town and then started climbing up into the mountains. Although the sun was hiding, the predicted rain never arrived.     There are two Interlaken train stations--West and Oust--a four minute ride apart. While Interlaken Oust is the bigger station, West (our station) actually seemed to be closer to historic Interlaken. Plus, it had the cutest floral displays and an adorable otter (?) fountain--that, yes, you could use to ...

 We began our one full day in Luzern gazing out at the gorgeous lake. It's like a picture postcard.   A note about the weather--it's been amazing our whole vacation so far. With the exception of our not-so-golden circle drive in Iceland, every time rain is predicted, it either never materializes or appears as barely a drizzle. This was supposed to be a stormy day ... nope. We took the world's cutest elevator to the lobby for breakfast.   And, made plans to walk the city. We decided to hit some of the highlights Pascal pointed out the night before, finish the day with a sail around the lake, and grab dinner at a celiac-friendly Greek restaurant. Look at that sky--and those great looking kids! On the way out of the hotel, Ned stopped by an ATM to get some Swiss francs (CHF). This will be important as the day goes on. First stop--the Chapel Bridge, wonderfully festooned with flowers--as is pretty much every building: the Swiss love their flowers! The bridge connects the two ...