Lugano, Switzerland was another place that never appeared on my bucket list. But what a very pleasant surprise. This was also part of day 4 of the trip. Imagine being at the Matterhorn in the morning, traveling the Italian countryside and ending up here on the lake all in one day. You can actually drive all the way across Switzerland, east to west, in less time than it would take me to drive from downstate Michigan to the Mackinaw Bridge.
I love walking and this certainly was a great place to walk around. I left my hotel and in a few minutes I was on the shores of Lake Lugano in the Italian speaking part of Switzerland (pizza and gelato for dinner). The Italian border is only five miles away. What a view! Even with the haze.
Another lake view:
On my Bucket List: Luxembourg
Great pictures once again. This is a fantastic trip you went on. I particularly loved the fountain. Lac Lugano is great with the mountain in the background.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful and a dream to live there. Yup those arches are everywhere-shame eh?
ReplyDeleteDenise, you and I are long-lost sisters! I'm sure of it. I first brought my mom to Lugano about twenty years ago, when we stayed in Lucerne and I figured she could use a day of warm weather. We, like you, dined on pizza and gelato at an outdoor table. Four years ago, my husband and I spent two weeks, mostly just in Lugano (having traveled a lot through Switzerland on other trips). We stayed at the Hotel Walter and took one of the boats nearly every day, stopping at one of the many grottoes along the shore. Lugano has a very special place in my heart and I look forward to a return trip. Thank you for this post - you made my day!
ReplyDeleteI would love to go back, but my bucket list is very long and keeps getting longer. The more places I see, the more I want to travel. I did an A to Z travel last year also.
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