On a beautiful sunny Sunday morning In Lucerne, Switzerland we took a ferry across Lake Lucerne to Hertinstein, our hike starting point. We enjoyed the scenery of the mountain peaks which surround the lake. The water was calm and mirror clear. After a nice hike we eventually arrived in Weggis, a picturesque little town with a population of 2500. Nestled between the lakeshore and the mountain peaks, flowers were plentiful and gorgeous everywhere, on porches, on windowsills, and in small pocket gardens and parks.
In all my logic I planned on taking pictures as we’d be walking back to our ferry stop. It never occurred to me that we were going one way and that we would pick up the ferry at another stop! With this dawning, I told our hiking guide that I was going to forgo lunch and hike back up to the town to take pictures. He gave me the ferry boarding time and I was off double timing it. I got my photos and made the ferry for a leisurely boat ride back to Lucerne. I enjoyed the picturesque village twice, albeit once hurriedly.
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One evening in Warsaw, Poland when it wasn’t raining we decided to go for a walk. The huge city park was only a block from the hotel. It was a lovely evening and we enjoyed our stroll as well as the quiet.
Heading back to the hotel, I suddenly said, “Jan, wait a minute. What’s going on?”
Surprised, she said, “It looks like guards marching. There are three of them.”
We stopped to watch. Unknown to us we had stumbled upon the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
As we continued back to the hotel I said, “How lucky can we get! To watch the changing of the guard.”
What a wonderful surprise.
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