Ah, yes, what pretty pictures. But Lucerne was like a vain woman โ shallow, boring, self-important, and expensive. It gets worse when the lights go off.
Because nothing happens after dark in Lucerne. Buildings and architecture are boring. The fort walls are not worth the 15 minute walk. But what really angers me about Lucerne is the way they so unashameably rip off the tourist. Come on. The thing is that everything in the old city closes down in the evening, by 8 pm there was nothing open except for those lake side restaurants.
Except McDonalds. Screwed up my stomach and I was squeezing out some golden nuggets the next morning. That basically sums up what I thought of Lucerne.
Then there was our hotel, Hotel des Alpes. Mini bar: 4. On top of it all, our hotel was the unfriendliest of any hotel on our travels. A couple of old ladies at reception were so dour and mean-looking I was afraid to walk by without a cross in my hand and garlic around my neck.
Maybe everything was just lined against us in Lucerneโฆ. Recommended Tour from Lucerne: We loved the Lauterbrunnen area and taking the train up Jungfraujoch to the highest train station in Europe. You can do it from Lucerne with this tour. Lonely Planet recommends Lucerne.
