Switzerland

LUZERN


View across the lake


Another lake view


Jesuit Church


Town square


The Chapel Bridge - the oldest wood bridge in Europe, before it burned down in 1993 and had to be rebuilt.


Other side of the bridge


Restaurant in the Old Town. Looks like there's a ringwraith overlooking the square.


I'm going to forget about a career in engineering and become a wildlife photographer


One more view of the Old Town and Chapel Bridge


The gateway to central Switzerland


Random church


The Lion Monument. Built as a memorial to the 700 Swiss officers and soldiers who died defending Tuileries Palace in Paris in 1792. Unknown to them, King Louis XVI (who they thought they were defending) had already fled the building.


Close-up of the lion, sculpted by Bertel Thorvaldsen in the early 1800s.


One more close-up. It was one of my favorite sights of the entire trip.

INTERLAKEN


Luzern-Interlaken train ride


Luzern-Interlaken train ride


Luzern-Interlaken train ride


Luzern-Interlaken train ride


Nearing Interlaken


Aftermath of a hail storm


That's some big hail

JUNGFRAUJOCH


Waterfall near Lauterbrunnen


Starting the ascent


View of the valley above Lauterbrunnen


The clouds are a little worrisome


Ice tunnel


Ice cave


View from the Jungfraujoch


View down the valley


Damn you clouds!


Wearing the warmest clothes I brought on the trip, and still freezing


Another view of the valley


View from the Sphinx viewpoint, elevation of 11,782 feet. The drawing is what I should be seeing. I paid over $100 to see the inside of a goddamn cloud.

GENEVA


The train to Geneva


Lake Geneva


Sculpture in front of Olympic Park

ZERMATT


Crappy picture from the train to Zermatt. Railroad bridge in the distance.


View from the hostel in Zermatt


This is all I could see of the Matterhorn for most of my stay


View up the valley


Downtown Zermatt


10 minutes before my train left, the clouds finally cleared. Finally got to see the Matterhorn.

ST. MORITZ


View from the Zermatt-St. Moritz train


Alpine lake


Another railroad bridge. Sorry for the reflection in the window.


St. Moritz. Just a small alpine Swiss town.


Sunrise