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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Day 11 Finishing in Lucerne, passing through Bern, and onto Geneva


On Tuesday morning, we woke up and checked
out a few more things in Lucerne. this is Fritschi
Fountain. Named after a possible farmer, who
made people laugh and gave the poor free wine.


Possibly the Jesuit chapel

First mentioned in 1356, this is Kornmarkt: town hall
where grain was possibly stored.

The Lion Monument. It's to be a reminder of the mercenary
soldiers from Central Switzerland serving the French King,
Louis XVI that were killed during the French Revolution at
Tuileries in Paris in 1792

Julie and I in front of the Swiss temple. Notice the swiss flag

The Swiss Temple in Bern, Switzerland
Wanted to show the German writing.

After we left Bern, we were onto our final destination.
Geneva, right next to the airport. Our final train ride
Mel
Joneel

We shopped at the COOP for lunches while we were in
Switzerland. We were very happy to find a COOP restaurant
the last evening in Switzerland. Good prices. YAY It was
with in walking distance from our last hotel, the Express
Holiday Inn
After getting quite the trip through Switzerland, and being
able to see Paris, we felt like we'd really seen a lot, and
done a lot. I loved being able to stop in Bern and see the
Swiss temple. I'm so glad we ran into the missionaries that
were able to give us very detailed directions, so it was easy
to find. By the time we'd come back to the Geneva airport,
we were ready to head home. We left the hotel at 6:15 am
and waited for our 7:45 am flight. I am so glad we left on
that early Wed. morning flight. Later in the day the volcano
went off in Iceland, stranding the passengers in Europe.
I enjoyed my time there, but to me......There's No Place
Like HOME !!!!

3 comments:

Brenda said...

So beautiful! But the fountain begs the question, was the farmer really that funny or was it because he gave out free wine? ;) We're glad you're home safe!

Sandy: said...

It's been so fun to see your pictures. You guys did just get out of there in the nick of time!! Glad you had such a great trip.

Anonymous said...

The Temple reminds me of LA temple a little,, Wonderful pictures shelly