The historic village of La Brigue
La Brigue is a touristy town with narrow lanes, scenic plazas, a ruined castle and an interesting curved bridge
Fort Saint Roch, part of the Maginot line
Our first stop today is Fort Saint Roch formerly part of the Maginot Line which allows us to explore extensive underground tunnels and chambers that protected from Italian attacks
L’Escarene, our base for the Alps and Monaco
We stay for three nights in L’Escarene a historic village in the foothills of the Alps and spend one unexpected morning exploring the beautiful downtown
Starting with the Trophy of Augustus and La Turbie
First stop on the trip is historic La Turbie and the impressive Trophy of Augustus as well as lunch before making our way to the AirBnB
Arriving into Nice
After a long flight with a few unexpected issues and then standing for almost an hour in line for the rental car we are ready for the France part of our trip
Three weeks, four countries, two very tired people
Milan, Prague, Switzerland and a dash of Romania made for a tiring but exhilaring Europe romp
Evening in Zurich
In the evening we have a couple hours to explore downtown Zurich before darkness falls and we have to drive to the airport
Afternoon in Zug
We spend an hour in the afternoon exploring downtown Zug and the various historic buildings
Morning visit to the Zugerberg
Short morning exploration of the trails on Zugerberg and of the funicular going up top
Lucerne, a well preserved medieval city
Due to some issues with our friends we arrive quite late in Lucernse and have only two hours to explore the beautiful downtown area