Sunday was a big driving day but this never bothers us as time always passes quickly on the coach. In the morning our tour manager announced that we would eat our breakfast in Austria, lunch in Liechtenstein and dinner in Switzerland and that's exactly what we did. There's not much to say about Liechtenstein, we literally just had lunch there at a "kebap" (kebab) shop and saw it's castle nestled up on the hill which is still home to the royal family.
We then drove into Switzerland and into Lucerne. In Lucerne, our tour manager Kelley took us to see the incredibly sad lion monument. This monument represents the Swiss army men who tried defending the French during the war but we all gunned down as they were abandoned by the French army. Unfortunately the government realised it could not afford to pay the architect for the sculpture after the architect was almost finished. So, the architect decided he would finish the monument but created a shape of a pig around it to give the message to the government that they are pigs for not paying him.
We then walked across the beautiful bridges to visit a Swiss watch and knife shop where we saw a demo video of the history of Swiss watches before having the option to purchase watches and knives.
The afternoon drive from Lucerne to Lauterbrunnen was easily my favourite drive of the trip so far. There were spectacular views of mountains and lakes and we had a fun time on the coach playing games. My favourite was "Miss Coach 2017" where the coach was divided in half and each half had to nominate a guy to dress up as a girl in a beauty pageant using whatever we had on the coach. We spent almost an hour dousing these guys in makeup, braiding their hair and squeezing them into our clothes. They then had to prepare a speech and walk down the aisle to show off their look and we voted on a winner.
Before we knew it, we had made it to the beautiful town of Lauterbrunnen where our campsite was located.
Hannah pointing at the castle in Liechtenstein
We then drove into Switzerland and into Lucerne. In Lucerne, our tour manager Kelley took us to see the incredibly sad lion monument. This monument represents the Swiss army men who tried defending the French during the war but we all gunned down as they were abandoned by the French army. Unfortunately the government realised it could not afford to pay the architect for the sculpture after the architect was almost finished. So, the architect decided he would finish the monument but created a shape of a pig around it to give the message to the government that they are pigs for not paying him.
Sad lion monument
Bridge in Lucerne
We then walked across the beautiful bridges to visit a Swiss watch and knife shop where we saw a demo video of the history of Swiss watches before having the option to purchase watches and knives.
Best view on the drive from Lucerne to Lauterbrunnen
The afternoon drive from Lucerne to Lauterbrunnen was easily my favourite drive of the trip so far. There were spectacular views of mountains and lakes and we had a fun time on the coach playing games. My favourite was "Miss Coach 2017" where the coach was divided in half and each half had to nominate a guy to dress up as a girl in a beauty pageant using whatever we had on the coach. We spent almost an hour dousing these guys in makeup, braiding their hair and squeezing them into our clothes. They then had to prepare a speech and walk down the aisle to show off their look and we voted on a winner.
Before we knew it, we had made it to the beautiful town of Lauterbrunnen where our campsite was located.
You have been writing up wonderful reports of your travels. I am still enjoying reading them and looking at your photos. Keep it up please
ReplyDelete3 countries in one day! That is a lot. I also have been reading every blog, and I check every day to see if there is another one😜 I love reading them! Looking forward to seeing you again soon
ReplyDeleteOh my! You are going to be exhausted on your return to Oz... I look forward to hearing more about your adventures when you're back :)
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