Today we woke up in Lucern, Switzerland. We had to finishing packing to have the luggage stored until the afternoon drive to Basel, Switzerland to catch the ship. The weather was very humid compared to the yesterday. As we sitting eating breakfast looking out at Lake Lucern, the children were walking along the path by the lake for the last day of school. The children complain about school ending in June. You can think of the Swiss children going until July 4th. They were in large groups. It reminds me of the days living on Ontario Street in Omaha, Nebraska. The entire neighborhood would walk together the 4 blocks - YES uphill - to Westgate Elementary School. It was so much fun. No matter the weather all of would walk tp and from school. There were no buses. This was a neighborhood school. There were times you would not walk with certain kids because of disagreements, but in the end we had a great time. We were all friends in the end.
Manny and I went to the Transportation Museum and toured the Lindt Chocolate exhibit. We were on a ride going pod to pod. We had translators because everything was in Swiss. At the end we were given Lindt chocolate to sample. It was delicious. After this we finally took public transportation to downtown Lucern. It cost 2.40 Francs each. This is the cheapest thing in Switzerland. The bus was very clean and efficiency.
The largest GIANT SINGING BOWL in the world in at the Palace Hotel. It is 1.5 TONS. It is the only one in the world. It is made of bronze in Switzerland. I climbed into the bowl, then I laid in the sling above the bowl. For 10 minutes the electronic hammer gonged the bowl. I felt the vibration throughout my body. I could feel the vibration in my bones. It was so relaxing. After I climbed out of the bowl with no accidents, it was Manny's turn. I laid on the lounge chair while Manny's was in the sling. He did the same. At the end we laid in the lounge chairs for 15 more minutes and drank hot tea. This was an amazing experience. I would do it again. I hope this will reduce the pain. All I can do is wait and see.
The bus picked us up at 4pm and took 2 hours to get to Basel. There were a few traffic jams as people were leaving the city. I thought about the fools heading Cape Cod every weekend. They wait in traffic for hours to start a vacation. On the way we passed by...
The sky was being lit up with lightning. It was beautiful. The lightning was dancing across the sky. The strikes were beginning to hit the ground. The wind was picking up and the rain was coming. All of decided to go to the lounge and relax. There was a piano man playing. The Brazil v. Columbia game was on at the bar. It is perfect!!!!!
My first night on the cruise has been great. Manny is by my side. Tim (my brother) and Angie (sister-in-law) spending their first time overseas with us is the best. I am so excited!
Manny and I went to the Transportation Museum and toured the Lindt Chocolate exhibit. We were on a ride going pod to pod. We had translators because everything was in Swiss. At the end we were given Lindt chocolate to sample. It was delicious. After this we finally took public transportation to downtown Lucern. It cost 2.40 Francs each. This is the cheapest thing in Switzerland. The bus was very clean and efficiency.
The largest GIANT SINGING BOWL in the world in at the Palace Hotel. It is 1.5 TONS. It is the only one in the world. It is made of bronze in Switzerland. I climbed into the bowl, then I laid in the sling above the bowl. For 10 minutes the electronic hammer gonged the bowl. I felt the vibration throughout my body. I could feel the vibration in my bones. It was so relaxing. After I climbed out of the bowl with no accidents, it was Manny's turn. I laid on the lounge chair while Manny's was in the sling. He did the same. At the end we laid in the lounge chairs for 15 more minutes and drank hot tea. This was an amazing experience. I would do it again. I hope this will reduce the pain. All I can do is wait and see.
The bus picked us up at 4pm and took 2 hours to get to Basel. There were a few traffic jams as people were leaving the city. I thought about the fools heading Cape Cod every weekend. They wait in traffic for hours to start a vacation. On the way we passed by...
We finally entered Basel and this is the first company we saw....Guess what they make...
We made it to the boat. We had a lovely dinner with Tim and Angie. The food was delicious. The wine man kept coming by and filling the wine glasses. And filling the wine glasses. Angie was very happy!
After dinner we met on the top deck to discuss the plans for the week. Tomorrow we are going to the Black Forest of Germany. There will be cuckoo clocks and cherry schnapps. We can't wait.
The boat was stopped waiting to go through the Rhine locks. There is no reason to go to Panama because the same system is here. We were observing the landscape, then all of sudden the boat started to lower. The landscape was gone. The wooden walls were becoming the landscape. The lock started to open. The captain's tower was lowered and we decided to downstairs so we would not get wet passing under the lock. Manny stayed upstairs.
The sky was being lit up with lightning. It was beautiful. The lightning was dancing across the sky. The strikes were beginning to hit the ground. The wind was picking up and the rain was coming. All of decided to go to the lounge and relax. There was a piano man playing. The Brazil v. Columbia game was on at the bar. It is perfect!!!!!
My first night on the cruise has been great. Manny is by my side. Tim (my brother) and Angie (sister-in-law) spending their first time overseas with us is the best. I am so excited!
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