Swan Lake Lucerne

So as you can tell I was pleasantly surprised to find more swans in Lucerne which makes sense because it is so close to Zurich and it too has a beautiful lake. Lucerne is also small enough to just walk around so we were able to avoid the bahn system and enjoy all the sights, Ashley hates walking so she does not share this view haha. In Lucerne a lot of people spoke French so it was a nice transition city as well! We arrived from the train system and walked to our hostel which is right across the lake but pretty far from old town. After we dropped our luggage off, we went to old town. It is so beautiful, there is this bridge that is dedicated to a Roman Egyptian general that conquered most of Switzerland but he was ultimately martyred along with his troops for not worshipping the Roman gods. Later he was made a saint but his name escapes me, anyway this bridge is so lovely, it is made of wood and all along the sides there are colorful flowers and swans swimming underneath. Switzerland is so picturesque it's crazy. After we went across we headed to the towers up above old town. We climbed up one and went down another, walking across the wall that connects them. Going up and down the towers was terrifying! The stairs inside were so steep! After we had that little adventure we went and looked at a Franciscan church, and later a Jesuit one! And so the church going begins haha. Anyway churches are always pretty and these were on the way to the Lion Monument. Ash and I didn't know it existed before today but apparently it is pretty famous and now we know why. Carved into a rock cliff/spring there is a weeping lion. It makes your heart ache to see it and it was carved as a memorial to the Swiss missionaries who died in France in 1792, oddly enough the little English blurb didn't say why, but hopefully the date is a good clue. The carving was absolutely amazing. Another favorite part of Lucerne was the fact we found this spot where all the locals eat their lunch, on the stairs beside the river. We just relaxed there and then I felt my arm get wet, I turned around and these four little birds were bathing in the puddle behind us. It was darling, and in front of the pretty water it was very serene. Plus we felt Swiss. We didn't do much more after that, just walked around a bit and went back to our hostel. One thing we did however was go by the lake in front of our hostel. I found some ducks, geese, and a swan. I named her Odette! We realized the matching grey birds that we thought might be female swans are just probably geese after completing a puzzle with a swan and her babies. The puzzle took us forever but we were pretty proud after we finished! There is a picture of our finished product at the bottom. Also, the lion monument, Odette and some geese, and a picture of a section of our hostel.