Europe - Switzerland (13th to 16th April 1993)
Arrived at Kloten Airport (Zurich) in Switzerland:
Zurich:
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. The city is Switzerland's main commercial and cultural centre and sometimes called the Cultural Capital of Switzerland, the political capital of Switzerland being Berne. Zürich can be counted as one of the world's pre-eminent global cities. According to several surveys from 2006 to 2008, Zürich was named the city with the best quality of life in the world as well as the wealthiest city in Europe.
Schaffhausen:
Schaffhausen is a city in northern Switzerland and the capital of the canton of the same
name; The old portion of the city has many fine Renaissance era buildings decorated with exterior frescos and sculpture, as well as the impressive old canton fortress, the Munot. A train runs out of town to the nearby Rhine Falls in Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Europe's largest waterfall, a tourist attraction.
Rhine Falls:
(At 7000 m3/min)
Worth Castle in the background:
Worth Castle in the background:
Lucerne:
Lucerne is a city in Switzerland. It is the most populous city in Central Switzerland and a focal point of the region.
Due to its location on the shore of Lake Lucerne, within sight of Mount Pilatus and Rigi in the Swiss Alps, Lucerne is traditionally considered first and foremost as a tourist destination. One of the city's famous landmarks is Chapel Bridge, a wooden bridge first built in the 14th century.
Lucerne Station:
Lake of Lucerne:
Chapel Bridge and Water Tower:
The Chapel Bridge is a 204 m (670 ft) long bridge crossing the Reuss River in the city of Lucerne in Switzerland. It is the oldest wooden bridge in Europe, since 14th Century, and one of Switzerland's main tourist attractions.
The covered bridge, constructed in 1333, was designed to help protect the city of Lucerne from attacks.
Adjoining the bridge is the 140 feet (43 m) tall Water Tower, which has served as a prison, torture chamber, watchtower and treasury. Today the tower, which is part of the city wall, is used as the guild hall of the artillery association. The tower and the bridge are Lucerne's trademark and form the most photographed monument in the country.
Lion Monument:
Done by a Danish Sculptor. To commemorate the bravery of 800 soldiers (Swiss Guards) during the French Revolution, during the Storming of Tuileries in 1792.
Mount Titlis:
The Titlis (3,238 m) is a mountain in the Urner Alps of Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Berne in Switzerland, overlooking Engelberg (Obwalden) and is famous as the site of the world's first revolving cable car.
Mount Titlis at 10,000 feet:
