Luzern - I like Switzerland

Switzerland is such a beautiful country. Luzern is cut in half by a river

For this pic, taken on a covered bridge (hence the shadows) around 8am, a drunk teenager came up to us and asked if he could take our picture, assuring us he wouldn't steal the camera. Good people.

Sue's not usually such a tree-hugger, but she has her moments

The old town walls are largely intact, and we can go up some of the towers for great views

A statue on one of the lookout towers

The staircases tended to be narrow or spirally

Off the side of the town walls was a farm where one of the cows had birthed a few hours prior... The brown one was the newborn, big but with the umbilical cord still dangling.

One unique thing about Luzern is that a lot of the old squares have frescoed (fancily painted) buildings

Another is the lion rock sculpture, which Mark Twain called the most touching and sad rock sculpture in the world (which I think means more touching and sad than Mount Rushmore). Beautifully carved, and over 200 years old.