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08/09/24 Lucerne to Zurich, Switzerland

 Friday, August 9, 2024

I have to admit, we're getting kind of worn out at this point. But it just keeps getting better! 

The grand finale day is here!

Friday we went to the Rhine Falls...the largest waterfall in Europe. We did a one hour boat ride. Our boat driver charged the falls several times and maneuvered to get us up close and even a little wet!

We stopped and visited the town of Schaffhausen - Alstadt. Another cobble creek street with fun shops and restaurants. We found a French bakery that served lunch and enjoyed some French delicacies. 

We found a little grocery store (I serisouly saw very few grocery stores the whole time!!!) We found some soda for 1.25 FR -- so much less than the $3.5-$5 Euro we saw all week. 

After visiting there we headed to Zurich and went to the Lindt & Sprungli chocolate shop. The museum has a nice self guided tour that you can listen to as much or as little as you want about the history of chocolate in Switzerland. And at the end of the tour there is a chocolate buffet...all you can eat! What?!

There are chocolate fountains - you get a spoon and it comes out like ketchup. There were three fountains. Then you go to the next section where you put your hand under a dispenser and a little chocolate bar comes out. There were 8 varieties there. Then you go into a room where you get to take "one each" of 9 different chocolate truffle varieties. I think I died and ended up in Heaven!

What a great way to end our tour!

After our tour we went to the Movenpick Zurich Airport Hotel and spent a short night. We ordered Flammkuchen from the hotel restaurant and ate in our room. We really were worn out at that point but didn't get dinner until after 8 p.m. because the restaurant was busy and slow. 

(My biggest disappointment with Europe was all the graffiti.  I just don't understand how/why people would deface all their buildings like that.) That being said, they had some very talented artists out there - they should get the good ones to paint over all the crap ones!


II got this for Holly! Don't even know what it is!

More graffiti

More graffiti

More graffiti

Rhine Falls

Rhine Falls

Rhine Falls

Rhine Falls

Rhine Falls

Path to the Falls


Waiting to get on the boat

Suzette and Jerry

Gwen

Jim and Linda Anderson

Jim and Linda Anderson

Diane and Eldon Griffin

A boat tour, not ours












Cool statue in someone's yard along the way


Up close to the Rhine Falls






More graffiti

Schaffhausen

Schaffhausen

Bob and Judy Bolivar

Bomb pops!!!

Schaffhausen, French Bakery
croissant with meat, egg quiche
chocolate mouse wrapped in chocolate, an eclair

I wanted a grolltroll but he was TOO expensive
Maybe someday. 

Ok, so how cool is this Dentist's name? 
Dr. CuCu?!

Jerry Sorensen

Jim and Linda Anderson

Carmen and Ralph Lee

Carmen and Ralph Lee

Andy...yup...still hot!



Look, I'm at Lindt Chocolate Factory!


Giant Chocolate Fountain
But don't eat from this one...
just to look at!



Chocolate Fountain, yum


chocolate dispenser


Chocolate truffles for everyone
And lots of them





Judy Bolivar enjoying her chocolate
shopping trip!



Suzette and Jerry


Flammkuchen - bacon and green onions
with cream cheese sauce



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