These images were taken from the hill above the Grand National Hotel on the North side of Lake Luzern. In the image above, across the water towards the left is a low, dark building with a green copper roof. That is the KKL museum and performing arts center designed by Jean Nouvel. In the middle image, below, you can also see the KKL and in the background is Mt. Pilatus. It is possible to take a gondola up to the top; elevation 7,000 ft. In the image at the far right, below, there is a Swiss flag, red and white cross, almost in the center of the photo. This is the Grand National Hotel where we are temporarily staying. Also, if you see at the far right of that photo, up the hill, a large, white castle building. That is the Chateau Gutsch. The Luzern folklore is that Michael Jackson was interested in buying it so he could create another Neverland. The apartment that we ended up finding, and loving, is at the base of that hill, below Chateau Gutsch.
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