Dad´s trip part II - Switzerland (Zürich, Luzern, Interlaken)

Finally got the time to post most photos of the Switzerland trip.
Warning: Long post ahead with plenty of photos.... pls tag or leave me a comment ok?

First day - Zürich

Unfortunately, we didn´t have the seaview from our room

We went for a walk at Lake Geneva near our hotel

We drove from Stuttgart and arrived in Zürich around late afternoon. Didn´t do a lot, except walk along the river, looked at the shops and ate at a pretty-packed Swiss restaurant. Ignoring the prices on the menu (Zürich being known to be pricey), I ordered a fish dish (which I was sorely disappointed cos there were so many bones). Nevertheless, we had a good time over dinner and headed back to our hotel - which was a really cozy "space- shuttle-like" 4* hotel.

Day 2 - Luzern

The famous Chapel bridge

Notice the castle in the background?

Luzern reminded me of a quaint small town. We walked around the place, had chinese food for lunch, bought some Starbucks coffee and cinnamon rolls before heading down to Interlaken. As we didn´t read much about the history, we weren´t really sure about the historical significance of this place. We also tried looking for the graveyard of Grace´s late aunt, but to no avail.

Day 3: Interlaken
This is such a gorgeous place! Mountains, breath-taking scenery and a superb 5* hotel! The only thing missing was the skiing part as most people go to Interlaken to ski. Stephan and I have made an agreement that we would go skiing when he passes his tax advisor´s exams as a reward.... looking forward to the next winter already even before it gets warm here.

The 5* hotel where we stayed

The scenic view from our hotel room



At the train station where we waited to ascend the mountain


Isn´t this pix cool? The clouds make the mountains look so majestic and the Swiss flag in the foreground too....

This was the place where James Bond 007 was filmed

It was so hard to breathe on top of the mountain, cos the air was so thin and it was freezing cold (-19 degrees)! We could barely walk fast and every few steps came with a big fat headache. The wind was really strong too and we could only stay outside for a short while at a time. I really wonder how people can survive Mount Everest! Reminded me of my student exchange program in Canada where it was always -20 to -30degrees.

This funny guy fell to his knees to "propose" to me on top of the mountain.

Its so nice that my hubby is such a romantic guy! Love it!

Fun shot inside the Ice Palace...see the frozen bear in the background?

Brr.... We´ll be taking a break.... be right back with photos from Montreux