Picnic at the Eiffel Tower was quite a success! We had a really good attendance rate and it was a lot of fun. Definitely a good way to finish off the trip to Paris. And get some incredible pictures of the Eiffel Tower at sunset!
After the picnic, things were pretty tame. A few of us did some laundry, before packing to wake up plenty early for our bus to Lucerne. I pretty much spent most of the bus ride asleep. Take a nap, wake up for a rest top. Take a nap, wake up for a rest stop. Take a nap, wake up in Lucerne. Not too bad, if you ask me. And if helped because I was definitely ready to celebrate my birthday when we got here! For once we arrived early (around 6:30) and so we didn't have to run around frantically to find a place not yet closed to dinner. A few of us found a nice restaurant by the river where we enjoyed some food before we met up with a bigger group of people to hang out with. We ended up at a British pub along the river, making friends with a bunch of people from South Africa (who sang me happy birthday). Talk about random. But it was a lot of fun, and definitely a valid birthday celebration. There was no shortage of birthday toasts and birthday girl demands. Don't worry, I did some two-stepping in the hotel when we made it back. It was delightful.
I'm really glad I didn't have to be up til after 10 today, otherwise things may have been rough!
We did a brief walking tour of Lucerne - it was absolutely gorgeous! I took plenty of pictures that will be posted soon enough. Well, probably not soon, haha. But they will be posted eventually. I'm uploading 924 right now from Belgium, Paris and Lucerne.
I also have pictures of these gorgeous flowers that were waiting in my hotel room for me when I got to Lucerne yesterday. They are absolutely precious, I wish we were here longer so I could fully enjoy them! Tomorrow might be an adventure because I'm considering attempting to take them with me. If only we didn't have three different train rides scheduled!
After the walking tour, we enjoyed some lunch and continued the walk around town. Don't worry, we found chocolate to enjoy. There is plenty of that coming home with me!
After some light shopping, we found the lake. It was the best way to spend a free afternoon, lounging on some grass by a beautiful lake! The water was quite chilly, but it was still great and definitely a good time to relax. Lucerne was mainly meant to be a break in the trip because we have done so much and have lots more to do when we get to Italy, and it definitely has been. I'm sad for it to be over, though!
But, the trip must go on. Three cheers for Italia!
Lucy
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