Luzern and the Transportation Museum

The weather was more cooperative on Sunday and we spent a beautiful day in Luzern. We strolled across an old wooden bridge in the main part of the downtown and then walked along the lake promenade to the Swiss Transportation Museum, stopping on the way to eat Movenpick ice cream cones. The museum was one of the best we've ever been to and so large we didn't even get to the buildings that housed the boats and cars. They had fantastic interactive exhibits where you could fly the Wright brothers first airplane, try out para-gliding in a simulator, or even fly a fighter jet. Outside there were scooters to test, full-sized Swiss Air planes, a construction zone, a pond with R/C boats, and a loop for riding a bike. We only had time to tour the buildings with planes and trains. And in true Swiss fashion, to get back to the main train terminal we could take a ferry, bus or S-Bahn train. We chose the ferry, which also turned out to be a paddleboat. Leif was impressed with the way it came into the dock and then reversed the paddles to stop. Inside they had glass around the wheels so you could see them in action.

Luzern and Transportation Museum