Woody walks

This is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe and the world’s oldest surviving truss bridge. Ironically, it survived all the way from year 1333 before burning in 1993, leaving only the tower as original.

Kapellbrücke in Lucerne

Woody walks

This is the oldest wooden covered bridge in Europe and the world’s oldest surviving truss bridge. Ironically, it survived all the way from year 1333 before burning in 1993, leaving only the tower as original.

Kapellbrücke in Lucerne

Twin towers

The church from 1666 is easily recognized next to the river Reuss.

Jesuit Church in Lucerne

Lazy days

The stone arches provided a welcome shade.

Rathaus Brauerei in Lucerne

Now this is what I call vacation

There are worse things to do than having italian ice cream on the Rathausquai.

Lucerne

Medieval times

The medieval ramparts are walkable and the towers are climbable, offering great views.

Museggmauer in Lucerne

Not Aslan

This 10-meter lion sculpture of a dying lion was sculpted into the rock face in 1820, a memory of Swiss soldiers who died during the French Revolution.

Löwendenkmal in Lucerne

Medieval views

The old town of the capital is a Unesco heritage site since 1983. It was originally built on the peninsula surrounded by the River Aare.

Old town of Bern

Stairway to heaven

It's 244 steps to the top of Switzerland's tallest cathedral, but the view is worth every one of them.

Reine climbing Münster-Turm in Bern

Why so serious

This guy has a great view, since he is located on the wall at the top of the tower. With a height of 100 meters, it's the tallest cathedral in Switzerland. The first church on this location was a small chapel built during the founding of Bern in 1191.

Münster-Turm in Bern

Medieval views

The old town of the capital is a Unesco heritage site since 1983. It was originally built on the peninsula surrounded by the River Aare.

Old town of Bern

We like it down here

Cozy houses in the shade of the bridge.

Nydeggbrücke in Bern

Ambience of a genius

Albert Einstein lived in this apartment 1903-1905. During that time he published the theory of special relativity and other groundbreaking papers, and most of the papers were written in this apartment.

Einstein Haus in Bern

Waiting at Platform 1

There are always beautiful mountains to look at while waiting for the train.

Train station in Sargans

Beacon of light

St Peter church in Zürich

Children of the sun

Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry still going strong.

Dead Can Dance live in Zürich

Nights of neon

This dump of a bar turned out to be quite good.

Züri Bar in Zürich

Guild wars

There are 14 historical guilds (Zünfte) in the city, first established in 1336. This is the guild house for tailors (zur Schneidern).

Niederdorf area in Zürich

Got the time?

St Peter has the largest church clock face in Europe. It was once the site of a Roman Jupiter temple near the Lindenhof hill where the Roman citadel was located.

View from Grossmünster in Zürich

Sunday vibe

Zürich