Today we were supposed to have a lecture, but the man giving it had a family emergency. Therefore we had extra free time in which Cat and I spent looking through the shops in Engelberg. I bought some souvenirs for some of my friends back home. We spent the morning touring the Monastery guided by Brother Thomas. The monastery was absolutely beautiful, and Brother Thomas was a great guide! His English was good, and he made some pretty funny jokes, which surprised me. The real Swiss cheese is different from the cheese we get in the U.S. because it is made with raw milk, which means the milk is not pasteurized. At night we visited the Grand Casino in Luzern. The 5-star casino was not what I expected at all. It was nice, but it was
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