Trips

Looking at buildings in Europe is a never ending experience in variety. Mostly, on these tours, you are taken to the "old" parts of the city's so you can see all of the "old" architecture: Gothic, Baroque, Roman ruins, etc. Occasionally, you happen on "new" architecture as well. This and the next several pages contain lots of pictures of a whole variety of structures. Most don't have names - they are just to look at.

Starting in Lucerne, we have the very modern KKL Cultural and Convention Center and then all the many varieties of painted walls and facades and other decorations.

 

KKL Cultural and Convention Center	Viewed from the lake
Really different building
Painted buildings
	In honor of Carnival
	Typical Swiss chalet style
Next stop, Bern, Switzerland	Swiss Bank building
Many buildings and houses have this characteristic eaves design
Chalet style in Gstaad	Geneva
Lausanne	St. Bernard Museum and Martigny
The style below is called sgraffito. This is in St. Moritz, but we have seen it other places such as Budapest, Krakow, and Prague.
Sgraffito in St. Moritz
More sgraffito	Palace Hotel - most expensive in St. Moritz
Houses on the lake in St. Moritz	Typical Swiss house in Brienz
We had three days between tours and spent them seeing the sights in Zurich.
	Camels seem a little out of place
Zurich Opera House	Zurich Opera House
Hauptbahnhof - the main train station in Zurich

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