Today I trekked back to the absolutely beautiful city of Luzern with my German class and our teacher. It was a mini field trip and it was definitely one of the best I have gone on!
I missed my alarm this morning, so I was in a rush to get out the door so I could catch the right bus to meet up with others at the Olten train station! And thank goodness I caught the earlier bus and not the later bus because we got stuck in crazy traffic behind farm equipment. What normally takes 25 minutes or half an hour took over an hour! I was running like a mad man to my platform but luckily made it with time to spare!
There were 3 of us meeting up in Olten and the rest of the class was on a train from Basel because they all live close to one another. We saw them through the window of the train and got on the same car as them. There was no where for me to sit, so I stood and pretended to "surf" the whole way to Luzern. It reminded me of being on the TTC during rush hour.
We got off the train in Luzern and headed out of the train station to the beautiful arc outside. The arc is the only part of the old train station that survived a major fire in 1971. It is really interesting looking and is the center mark of the transit square.
Our teacher took us for a small walk around the city and on the famous Kappel Bridge. The sun was shining strong and the water was a beautiful shade of blue and green and it reflected the sunlight. The water is also very clear and at some points we could see the rocks on the bottom. The buildings are very old, but are incredible to look at. The architecture is ridiculous and the mountains in the background make everything that much more beautiful. I still feel like I am living in a dream and that my life is not actually real.
After we walked on the bridge and through part of the town, we went on a little train and took a tour of the city. It went all over the city and we were able to turn to a station in English, so we understood everything! The city of Lucern is so beautiful and it is even better when someone explains the history behind everything to you as well!
After our train train trip, we ventured over to the famous dying lion statue and took pictures and laughed at how touristy we were being. This time when we asked someone to take our picture, we made sure they got the statue in the background...
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| Reppin' Canada hard here in Switzerland |
After our adventure to the dying lion, we went on a boat trip on the "Lake of 4 Cantons". It was so beautiful and we were able to see things up close. The boat we were on wasn't a steam boat, but many of the tours boats are. We sat in the bow of the boat and there was a Swiss flag off the back and when it would wave in the wind, it was a constant reminder of how lucky I am to be where I am.
The boat trip was amazing and lasted for one hour. After the boat trip we walked around the city a little bit more. I stopped at a little shop and bought some post cards to send home and picked up a few badges for my Rotary blazer. Because Luzern is a tourist city, many things are quite expensive - but hey, you only live once right?!
We stopped by the lake and sat for a couple minutes and there were 2 swans that were swimming in front of us. They honestly sat there with there bums in the air for 10 minutes. It was so funny, I had to take some photos and a video.
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| I kid you not! |
It was an amazing day in Luzern and I can't wait to go back again soon!
When I got back to the apartment, there was a wonderful package waiting on my bed! The package was from my mom and had so many goodies in it! A beautiful card from her complete with kisses on the seal!
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| Books, Maple Sugar Candies, German Grammar books, Peanut Butter, Canadian Salmon, my phone and my famous mother on a CrossFit Ancaster flyer (you go girl!) |
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| Kisses on the outside and on the inside! Love you Mamaa! |
Madi
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