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Day 6 Luzern & Milan
Oct. 9th, 2012 09:28 pmToday was actually the Lucerne (Luzern in German) tour. We started early in the morning with a tram ride up Mt. Pilatus. Unfortunately, the normal cable cars that we were scheduled to take had been taken offline the whole day due to windy weather. It was also actually raining (as opposed to drizzling) for once in the morning, which didn't help either. All this resulted in the fact that once we got to the observatory at the top, there was nothing to see outside except fog and more fog. The only bright side was that on the way down, there were a few spots of less fog/rain which allowed some decent photos to be taken. I doubt it's as good as they would've been from the top though.
After Pilatus we took a boat tour of the Lucerne Lake. Lunch was served on the boat but it was kinda meh (way to salty). The scenery was pretty nice though, with the rain having stopped and the sun almost starting to come out.
After that we had about two hours of shopping before moving onto Milan. There were a lot of watch shops, as you'd expect. But I don't use watches, and I think they're being slowly replaced by cellphones anyway. We did end up buying a bunch of Swiss chocolates of various brands/types. Mostly for gifting of course. I'm certainly not going to be able to enjoy it while my tooth is still acting up.
(And yes, it is still aching. I'm starting to think that it's a problem with the fillings that had been renewed a few months ago. It seems to be centered around just one tooth and I really am not picking up any issue with the gums... Oh, and we also found a pharmacy in Lucerne where I was able to buy some more Aleve pills.)
Our bus later reached Milan in the evening. We stopped by a Chinese restaurant for dinner - fare was pretty meh. And then to the hotel. Tomorrow the schedule is to visit some place(s?) in Milan, and then a short stopover in Verona, before arriving in Venice.
After Pilatus we took a boat tour of the Lucerne Lake. Lunch was served on the boat but it was kinda meh (way to salty). The scenery was pretty nice though, with the rain having stopped and the sun almost starting to come out.
After that we had about two hours of shopping before moving onto Milan. There were a lot of watch shops, as you'd expect. But I don't use watches, and I think they're being slowly replaced by cellphones anyway. We did end up buying a bunch of Swiss chocolates of various brands/types. Mostly for gifting of course. I'm certainly not going to be able to enjoy it while my tooth is still acting up.
(And yes, it is still aching. I'm starting to think that it's a problem with the fillings that had been renewed a few months ago. It seems to be centered around just one tooth and I really am not picking up any issue with the gums... Oh, and we also found a pharmacy in Lucerne where I was able to buy some more Aleve pills.)
Our bus later reached Milan in the evening. We stopped by a Chinese restaurant for dinner - fare was pretty meh. And then to the hotel. Tomorrow the schedule is to visit some place(s?) in Milan, and then a short stopover in Verona, before arriving in Venice.
