First, let me say that I am sorry that this farewell blog is a little late. We had a very full day on our last day in Switzerland. By the time we arrived at the hotel everyone was trying to make sure that their luggage was taken care of.
May 28
(KKl)
On our final full day in Switzerland we began our day by visiting the KKL, Culture and Congress Center in Lucerne. Our tour guide, Ms. Fehlmann was extremely knowledgeable about the KKL and its architect Jean Nouvel. She was very enthusiastic about the building and the different aspects of designs that Jean Nouvel put into the building. Ms. fehlmann, passion conveyed the vision that the architect had. She discussed with us that Jen Nouvel wanted to create the illusion of a docked ship. Nouvel also created a roof top terrace with a roof that visually forces you to look at the beautiful city view. To wrap up our visit at the KKL, Ms. Fehlman took us into one of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra's practices. That listening session was truly beautiful and conveyed everything she tried to explain to us about the musical audio design of the room. I was in awe to listen to the symphony orchestra responsible for the music in the Pirates of the Caribbean movies that I admire.
Pictures inside the KKL are prohibited. However, the building is truly a magnificent sight to behold. My only regret is that we could not take pictures in the building.
(Jailhotel)
After leaving the KKL we followed Kyra to the Jailhotel for our second visit of the day. The building was built in 1862 and used as a prison. However, in 1999 te last of the prisoners were removed and the building was transformed in to a hotel. They kept all of the aspects of prison life and there's almost an eerie feeling f confinement conveyed as we walked through the halls. Our hotel tour guide allowed us to view two of the rooms which really gave us a feel of what it would be like to stay there.
Casino
On the way to the Casino we stopped for a bit to listen to a few street Performers play some music. They were nice to listen to and very good players. :)
When we arrived at the Casino we were greeted by our tour guide JJ. We were then checked into the casino using our passports. The casino just like the KKL had a no picture policy. However, JJ explained to us how American and Swiss casinos compare and contrast. The most interesting contrast was the Swiss casino's ability to deny entry based on financial papers. It is part of their social responsibility to decided whether or not it would be in the guests best interest to gamble.
Farewell dinner
As a group we had dinner at the Wirtshaus Taub restaurant. We discussed our favorite places, what we learned and what we would take up from this experience.
May 29
We all received a wake up call at 5am. Ater a long night of packing we had breakfast and then began our journey home.
- An hour bus ride from Engelberg to Zurich
- Hur and a half plane rided from Zurich to Paris
- Nine and a half hours from Paris to HOME
Dr. J - Still working hard even on the way home.
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