A Fork And A Suitcase

It took us about 45 minutes to drive to Zurich from Lucerne.  I love driving in this country and anyone who lives in New York would agree that the roads in Switzerland are spectacular in comparison with the potholed, traffic riddled mess we call highways back home.       Swiss roads, both big and small, are crazy smooth, clean, their tunnels have functioning lights and are even equipped with air fans.  And as long as I am complaining, people in Europe are very disciplined about using the left lane for passing only.  But I love New York, potholes and all. One thing to note when driving to the Storchen, GPS will send you onto a pedestrian only street.  That's is correct, I panicked at first and imagined myself sitting in a nice, clean and well organized Swiss jail.  Certain cars, guest of the hotel, taxis etc, are permitted to drive on the street.  No worries.    This was our first time at the Hotel Storchen and we were thrilled with the location,  right by the Limmat r

After a hearty walk around the Old Town we decided that a small lunch would give us some nourishment and an opportunity to rest. We were not looking for a huge feast but something small to tied us over till dinner. As we walked by a restaurant with a few tables set up on a small square, I noticed a great looking Caesar salad and that was it.  We sat down, and enjoyed a surprisingly good lunch.  The place was called Cafeteria Emilio, it was clean, fast and delicious.  I liked that they had plenty of magazines to peruse.  Although they were all in German, I still had fun looking through them.  My husband got a curry chicken sandwich and I got a chicken Caesar salad, it was very fresh and tasty. A few days prior to our arrival in Lucerne I made dinner reservations at Marlin, a lovely fish restaurant at the Palace Luzern, our hotel. It was a beautiful evening and it couldn't have been spent any better than at the lakeside terrace.  My husband enjoye