Europe Day 7 : From Garmisch to Interlaken

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

• Broke up our drive into several segments (Kurt rode with us)
• 4 countries in one day! (Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland)
• First stop: Liechtenstein
• Only stayed about an hour; an unremarkable area aside from some interesting statues
• We wouldn't recommend going there unless it's on your way to something else
• Second stop: Luzerne, Switzerland
• UNESCO World Heritage site
• really old covered wooden bridge
• town is split by the river
• walked around and saw some sights
• old city wall (climbed tower), Lion statue, interesting bathroom by Lion statue
• Switzerland is really expensive
• Drive to Interlaken was full of tunnels and incredibly picturesque
• scenic viewpoint matched Mark's desktop background
• City Chalet in Interlaken
• right next to the river
• our bedroom overlooks the 3 big mountains in the area
• courtyard for Hugo to play in
• Middle Eastern style doners for dinner - bread more like tortillas, lots of meat
• LOTS of Indian tourists due to Bollywood (many Bollywood films set there)
• Mark found a public viewing area for the World Cup and hung out there for a while during a match.

Other: 

• Hugo LOVES making noise when his stroller goes over cobblestone
• He was also very happy to finally get out of the car and play in the grass
• Liz's forward facing camera had a smear of baby food on it without her knowledge so all her selfies from today were blurry :(

Prince's castle in Liechtenstein. We didn't bother climbing up there.

One of the many weird statues in Liechtenstein

New prince of Liechtenstein

Luzerne

One of Luzerne's historic bridges

view of Reuss River and Luzerne

Frescoes on one of the covered bridge

Standing in the river water!

Pushing the stoller uphill

Famous lion statue

Scenic viewpoint

Darn baby food filter!

Toblerone has a name campaign going like Coca Cola did a couple years ago. Fun Swiss names!

View from our chalet in Interlaken

Public World Cup viewing area