Going without chocolate may extend your life, at least it will seem like it.
Thanks for your kind comments Jo. Bicycles? Wait until you see my final posts on Amsterdam if you want bicycles.

Thanks Longshadow.

Thank you Mark, I really appreciate your comments.

Thanks for the triple thumbs up tcthome.

I never looked at it that way Jo, but it makes sense to me.

Thank you topcat, it is a beautiful place.

Thanks NMGal. I agree regarding the chocolate shop, however there are baggage weight limits...........

Thanks mvetrano. I just posted another set at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-806122-1.html

Thanks Don and the lion is an amazing piece of sculpture.

Thank you Jo, I appreciate it.

Thanks Mark, I'm glad it did.

It certainly is a beautiful place Moondoggie, thanks for the compliment.

Thank you Jo. Can you imagine living there?

Thanks topcat.

After the guided part of the tour, we went wandering. On our connecting flight from Zurich to Barcelona, one of our “seatmates” told us we “had to try Laderach Chocolate in Switzerland.” We found a Laderach shop and bought some for us and our family. It was delicious!

Next, we walked over to the Chapel Bridge. The Kapellbrücke (literally, Chapel Bridge) is a covered wooden footbridge spanning the river Reuss diagonally in the city of Lucerne. Named after the nearby St. Peter's Chapel, the bridge is unique in containing a number of interior paintings dating back to the 17th century, although many of them were destroyed along with a larger part of the centuries-old bridge in a 1993 fire. Subsequently restored, the Kapellbrücke is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe, as well as the world's oldest surviving truss bridge. It serves as the city's symbol and as one of Switzerland’s main tourist attractions. The bridge was initially over 270 metres (890 ft) long, although numerous shortenings over the years and river bank replenishments mean the bridge now totals only 204.7 metres (672 ft) long.

My previous post can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-806022-1.html, while the first post of this series (that includes a map of all of the places where we stopped) can be found at https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-801137-1.html

Next up: Finishing our visit to Lucerne, the rest of the drive to Basel and embarking on the Viking Eir to begin our cruise to Amsterdam

Looking for chocolate

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We found it!

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So many choices…..

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The Breitling watch shop on our way to the Chapel Bridge

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The Chapel Bridge

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From the Chapel Bridge

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Lake Lucerne and the bridge we drove into Lucerne on

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