Lovely Lucerne

While en route back to Italy from Germany, I stopped to spend a day in the picturesque  town of Lucerne, Switzerland.  It is such a quaint, adorable, and charming town with medieval architecture, painted buildings, Lake Lucerne, and the Reuss River running through the town. 

People say that Switzerland is very expensive in comparison to other countries nearby, and I found this to be true when booking my accommodation.  Typically when traveling alone, I chose a hostel in a good location that is the most inexpensive.  However, I did not see any hostels listed, and nothing in the price range I typically strive to stay between.  The most reasonably priced room I found was at Hotel Stelle.  This place was SO cute! It is such a small hotel that there is no reception in the building, but rather at the hotel across the street that provides check-in to the other nearby small hotels.  Each floor of this narrow hotel only had two rooms, and after lugging my suitcase up to the fifth floor at midnight, I was greeted by an adorable room with an exposed wall, slanted ceiling, and wooden beams!

My favorite part of Lucerne was Old Town, and it actually felt like I was looking inside of a story book with all the detailed intricacies, plethora of shops, and people walking around.  Although many of the shops were mainstream chain stores, the exteriors still matched the enchanting style of the town.  

(I also spontaneously went into a hair salon and got my hair cut while here...Because why not get a haircut in a foreign country where it's even more difficult to describe how I want my hair, not only because of my inability to explain my preferences, but also because of the language barrier...Haha, but thankfully it turned out well (which is surprising, because it's rare that I actually get my hair cut even 1/16 of an inch without thinking it's too short), and my hair feels so much healthier now!)

The most photographed monument in Switzerland is said to be the Water Tower, the octagon tower near the famous wooden Chapel Bridge.  In my opinion, what makes it so stunning are the surrounding features: the sparkling river, wooden footbridge, traditional Swiss-style buildings, the baroque Jesuit Churchand of course - the Swiss Alps in the backdrop.  Swoooon!

Xoxo,