Beautiful Switzerland

With a long drive ahead of us, we were lucky to make a few stops along the way. Our first stop in Switzerland was a wonderful city by a sparkling lake. Lugano offered us Burger King (more money for Ashlee's ice cream), a stroll through the park (a chance for me to get my Quack on with the ducks), and then back on the bus. We are already amazed at the beauty this country has to offer us. There are mountains everywere covered in bright green grass and virtually no pollution (the Swiss are very clean and regimented). As we pass through William Tell country, the mountains multiply and the cows grew bells around their necks. Our driver Eddy (the Chuck Norris of Italy) offered a scenic view where no Mercedes charter bus has ventured before. A break 7000 ft up gave us a chilly wake up call and a perfect place to take more pictures (dont worry, every one of you will have a chance to look at all 987 of them). We finally arrive in the beautiful town of Lucerne and are offered the chance to have an evening off on our own. We walked through the streets, got our free Rolex spoon (yes I said ROLEX), and found a small fondue eating place. Luckily we were staying at the only hotel in Lucerne that had an air conditioner. The next morning gave us a journey up the 7000 ft Mount Pilatus. The gondola took us up the steep side and we arrived in a cloud with horn blowers running out of oxygen (Riiicccoooooolllaaaa). After taking pictures at the top, we sat and enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate (quite different than the experience in Rome just a few days before). After taking the cog rail train down the other side, we boarded our boat to cruise back across Lake Lucerne. That evening we enjoyed a dinner with the 4 Aussie women (yes, me and 5 women talking at dinner). They were very interested in everything from politics to the amount of fried foods we eat. I sounded very intelligent however I could have told them anything and they wouldn't have known a difference. (I also caught myself saying 'meself' instead of 'myself'). Good day Mates!