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I was just quickly scrolling through your pictures to get back to the start of this update because my tablet decided to be weird suddenly. Anyway, I though to myself, "That looks like Lucerne." And it was. We spent a fair bit of a day there walking around. It's another place my husband and I have both been to but not together and 20 years apart. Looking forward to this next part!
Oh wow, how funny that you guys have both been there, but not together and so far apart.
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Those are some interesting sign buildings.
I loved those - they're using all the road signs you see around Switzerland, which I thought was very neat.
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Wednesday 4 September – part seven: the Swiss have a Navy…
We headed upstairs to look for the restrooms, but actually found so much more up there…
Mark loved this bit, as you can see!
We headed outside when we were done, and they have what you can best describe as an eclectic collection of items outside…
… including some funny photo opportunities for Mark!
Next we headed into the boat hall, which wasn’t quite as good as the previous two, although in fairness Switzerland is land locked…
We did learn while we were in there that Switzerland has a Navy, presumably to keep control of all its lakes. We couldn’t work out what else it would be for.
We headed out of there, and saw the restoration work being done on this submarine:
It’s good to see so much work being done, as you can see where your admission fee is going…
We saw this little train running, and Mark asked if I wanted to go on it, but having seen how cramped the adults were in it, I knew if I got in, I’d never get back out again. In fact, I might just never get in full stop.
This view from above probably gives you the best idea of how small this thing is…
We realised that we’d missed the section on funicular railways and cable cars, which was in the boat hall, so we went back in, and I’m glad we did, as this is definitely something the Swiss do very well.
Wow--I Don't know how I got so far behind! I love the pictures of the piglets! The transportation museum look amazing and I know Mark must have loved every second of it!
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I'm loving this museum. How fun!
Our Milwaukee zoo has a tiny train like that. And yes, it's difficult to get in and out of!!
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Wow--I Don't know how I got so far behind! I love the pictures of the piglets! The transportation museum look amazing and I know Mark must have loved every second of it!
More great exhibits! But that train was tiny! I'd have been very sore after hunching over like that for a ride. The teaser for the next update had me tickled.
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More great exhibits! But that train was tiny! I'd have been very sore after hunching over like that for a ride. The teaser for the next update had me tickled.
Wednesday 4 September – part eight: if Mark offers to fly you, say
The final hall was the aviation hall, and we guessed this was the oldest of the bunch, as there were no escalators up to other floors, as there were in the other floors, and there was also no air conditioning here, something very noticeable, as by now, it was pretty hot.
I read the story of SwissAir, which was certainly a very up and down story. Here are the final parts to it. I found it quite sad…
Elsewhere, Mark attempted to fly a plane. All I’m going to say is if he offers to fly you anywhere, say !
We headed upstairs to see business and economy class on a SwissAir plane, which was very neat.
We headed outside…
… and Mark revisited his childhood on this. Don’t worry, he didn’t steal one from a kid, they are available to borrow!
With that, we headed out, having thoroughly enjoyed our time here. I’m so glad we finally got to enjoy this museum. It’s definitely one of the best we’ve ever been to.
We walked through the park by the lake with some superb views across Lake Lucerne.
The only thing that was a bit odd was that everyone was outside in their swimming gear, sunbathing. As Mark said, it makes sense, as they have no beaches to go to, but it was a little surreal all the same.
See what I mean?
We were only a couple of minutes away from our hotel, the Hotel Seeburg, so we headed that way.
Finding the way in was quite a challenge, as the parking wasn’t exactly nearby, but eventually I managed it…
I headed up to the room alone to check out whether Mark should move the car to the other side of the complex or not. Wow, what a treat awaited me! I’d booked a junior suite, as that wasn’t that much more than an ordinary room, and heck it was Mark’s birthday today so why not?
When I got him from the car, he was pretty taken with it! Aren’t the views from our room just amazing?
We spent the next couple of hours, enjoying some down time, away from the sun, as it was now boiling outside. Of course, despite having factor 50 sunscreen on, I’d burnt around my neck, which is typical.
We did have some excitement when we heard lots of sirens, and discovered there had been a five car accident outside:
Hands up who thinks one of the guys in this photo was either sunbathing or swimming at the time of the accident?
Fortunately, no-one seemed to have been seriously hurt.
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I'd have been very sore after hunching over like that for a ride. The teaser for the next update had me tickled. 
Of course, despite having factor 50 sunscreen on, I’d burnt around my neck, which is typical. 
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