Lucerne with the sister

Lucerne is one of the bigger cities in Switzerland.

We went there for a day of shopping and site seeing. It didn't exactly turn out as planned. All of the stores close at 4 on saturdays, so we only go a few hours of shopping done, and it wasn't very nice out, so the city was not at its prettiest, we still had a lot of fun though :) And I got to explore some new things. I had Maroni (roasted chestnuts) for the first time. There are maroni stands all over the place here. They were super yummy!

I got to walk across The Kapellbrücke("Chapel Bridge" in English). It was built in 1333. As you cross it you can see these cool captioned triangular paintings from the early 1500s that show the city's history. The paintings feature St. Mauritius and St. Leodegar (the patron saints of Lucerne).

Apparently the Kapellbrücke was nearly destroyed by a fire in 1993 (the year i was born!) and a lot of what stands today is simply restoration.

We also went to the Lucerne cathedral, known as the cathedral of St. Leodegar. It was originally built in 735, and then it was modified in 1633 with a Renaissance style. The cathedral is known locally as Hofchile (in German it is Hofkirche).

After that we just walked along the water and had lunch.

we ended up finding a ferris wheel and tood a ride before heading home.

It was a  wonderful day :)