After a good night's sleep we woke up to a dull and rainy day .We got ready, had our breakfast at hotel and left for train station in the tram.Since there was a facility to leave our luggage at hotel we carried only handy luggage with us that we would be travelling with for the next 9-10 days before we got back to Zurich.Once at train station we boarded the train for Lucerne at platform no 4. The Train journey was just one hour and we were only people in the first class compartment.

Luzern (Lucerne in German) is a very nice city. It is a tourist city in general but its first impression is a lively one. As soon as one gets out of train station there are trams/buses everywhere you see for the main bus / tram station is just opposite the train station (Bahnhof). We as usual collected information about the city , its attractions and also reservations / tickets to Mt Titlis from Information Booth at Bahnhof.

This morning we had validated our Swiss Pass that we had bought back in USA. There are several such passes available for tourists in Switzerland . These passes allow unlimited travel on all major public transports in Switzerland.This is a major plus point and definitely very economical. Since all cities have an excellent public transport service this proves to be very useful. We also used it for travel between cities and didn't have to buy tickets. However keep it handy everytime you travel , the ticket checker is sure to come by to check your tickets. Taking tram no 2 to Hirzenhof stop we reached our destination - Best Western Hotel Rothaus which was 2 mins walking from the stop. Since the room was not ready to be occupied outright we waited for 15-20 minutes. After getting into room we got fresh and left to see Luzern city - we had half a day on our hands. Taking tram no. 2 again we reached Bahnhof , had a quick fast food lunch at Subway.We then decided to see the Kapell Bridge which was not very far from Bahnhof. Infact it is right opposite.

Kapell Bridge is a very old covered wooden bridge. It has beautiful flowers on either sidewalls on the outside.There is a tower which is closed for general public. This bridge is across the River Ruess . There are several other small bridges across the same river but none as distinct as this one. All bridges in general connect the old and new city. In the old city though no vehicles are allowed only pedestrians. There are several small bistros/cafes and restaurants along the bank of this river. After clicking some pictures and walking across the bridge we took tram no 1.

To Lion Monument close to Lowenplatz stop. This is a monument to all those slain at the Tulieries in Paris in 1792. Monument is in form of a slain lion on his dead bed. It is carved in natural stone. We returned back to hotel and took little rest. While Aai-Baba rested we went out to see the Musegg wall and its towers. Unfortunately it closes by 7 PM hence we couldn't see the full wall and towers. This wall is an old city wall with 9 towers. We could only go up to the third and see it from outside. Although for the first time we saw Swiss cows with the tinkling cows bells hanging from their necks. We came back to hotel and decided to go for dinner. It pays to keep in mind that all restaurants usually close by 10 PM so buy dinner in time. We had pizza for dinner and went home to a good night's sleep. We had to get up early next morning for our excursion to Mt. Titlis.