Archive for the tag 'Luzerne'

2 Comments CherryPie on Jun 15th 2014

Just before we depart from Lucerne and move onto Christmassy things I will show you St Peter’s Chapel which is the last place we visited on our day of departure.

St Peter’s Chapel is a Lucerne landmark and of considerable historical importance. It is Lucerne’s oldest church and was built in 1178 when a priest was [...]

6 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2013

I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.
Karl Willhelm von Humboldt

10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2013

Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair, but manifestations of strength and resolution.
Kahlil Gibran

14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 25th 2013

I was greeted with this delightful view whilst walking to dinner on my first evening in Lucerne.
The view was a treat from Mr C who did his usual reconnaissance exercise to find the best places to dine. During his explorations he found the perfect walking route to surprise me with this view.  Whilst he [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on Aug 15th 2013

We made what, because of the heat, seemed a long trek to the old town wall in order to view it and climb some of its towers. When we  arrived at the wall I wimped out part way up the first tower (I am not very good with heights) so, whilst Mr C ascended [...]

11 Comments CherryPie on Aug 5th 2013