March 23, 2006
Lusizzle and a Rapper
On Saturdy we drove into Luzern (or Lucerne if you prefer) to see the sights. Zug is half-way between Zürich and Luzern, so it's pretty easy to get to both places. After walking down to the shopping district and visiting a shop to buy Swiss souvenirs, we walked across the famous wooden bridge. Then it was on to lunch at Mr. Pickwick's, an Irish pub chain found only in Switzerland - kind of like Outback.
Jon, Chris, and Kevin enjoying the sport of kings.
Sunday we rounded out our stay with a visit to Rapperswil, a medieval town across the lake from Zurich. This was our second visit to Rapperswil; we tried to go on Monday, but the Kinderzoo was closed and the freezing wind cut our visit to the castle short. Sunday's weather, however, was marvelous. David had a blast feeding ponies and llamas and camels – they ate right out of his hand! We even rode on an elephant. Then David got splashed by a giraffe drinking out of a bucket above his head.
David sharing his popcorn with a goat.
The offending giraffe after a triple-dog-dare.