We spent some time walking around the city on our own. Our hotel is right in the heart of the city. We crossed the Lucerne River by way of the covered Chapel Bridge which was built in 1333 and rebuilt after a fire. In the afternoon we ascended Mount Pilatus by cog-wheel railway. The mountain is at 7,000 ft. elevation and it took us approximately 20 minutes to get to the top. Unfortunately, it was very cloudy at that altitude and we did not get very good views. Since the day was warm at the lower elevations, we expected to cool off at the top but it was also warm. The hotel staff apologized for the heat spell. We learned several interesting things about this country. It is tri lingual. They speak German, French, and Italian. It is also not part of the European Union so Euros have to be converted to Franks. What a pain! Now what do we do with all that change?
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