Lucerne to Zurich Final Day
Here are a few last photos from Lucerne. It was definitely a sleepless night. Besides the heat of the cell, the kids and others came in at all hours. About 2:20 am we both jolted awake to a loud whistle and then loud conversation. Seriously? Were they so inebriated they didn’t know what time it was? We were up, packed up and checked out a little after 7, walked down to the train station, visited the Bäckerei, purchased our half price tickets to Zurich airport (CHF 15.50) and boarded the train before 8 am. Jo Anne’s trash left in the cell. A STRANGE FIND: THE GUILLOTINE At the time of the prison's closing, an old and dusty guillotine was discovered in the attic. Used for the last time in 1940 in the Canton of Obwalden for the execution of a triple murderer, it was then brought up to the prison's attic, where it slumbered for many years. This historically interesting piece can now be seen in the Historic Museum of Lucerne. The guillotine was invented during the French Rev