Lucerne...Here we come!

Friday we decided to take our first venture out of Basel to a place that EVERYONE has recommended to us...Lucerne.  We woke up at 5 am and arrived for our train leaving at 6:04 am.

The city of Lucerne is about an hour south of Basel and needless to say it was my (Emily) first train ride in Europe.  John, being the expert that he is, had been on millions of trains before in Europe and was excited to take me for my first.

When we arrived it was really cold.  It was about 7:30 am and unfortunately we did not think to plan for such crispy weather.  So, we found a nice little coffee shop in the train station and warmed ourselves up, playing cards and sipping on yummy fresh European train station coffee!

Life for the rest of Lucerne came alive around 10 am.  John and I walked around the streets of Lucerne for hours going into their cute little shops and taking in the INCREDIBLE views!  We climbed to the top of this HUGE castle...Scary?  Yes.  But, we did it and, of course, we HAD to take pictures!

There were lots of random things on the streets of Lucerne, including a giant croissant and ice cream cone and some sort of bread/pie/cake/pretzel man....not really sure!?!?!

John stopped outside this gorgeous looking building that we weren't really sure of what it was. He tried to open the door and when he did we were AMAZED at what was on the inside!  It was the most beautiful church I had ever seen...I mean, the difference from the inside to the outside was incredible...on the outside of this mysterious building was the sounds and scenes of life that's loud and moving incredibly fast.  But, on this inside of this mysterious building came alive this piece of art that was peaceful and still.  We had to immerse ourselves in the silence and take in the beauty before returning to hussle and bussle of the European culture.

We fed the ducks, took pictures of the swans, and ate fondue for the first time : )  Well, I ate cheese fondue for the first time...and it was AWESOME!  (See Pictures!)

'Til next time...

Emily and John <><