Lugano

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It is widely known, the general consensus of Europeans is "The Swiss are rude". Can't prove this by me as I have yet to meet a rude Switzer. Perhaps the European's mistake the pride.... & proud they should be! A glorious country! Clean clean clean. Pride in their shops, pride in their homes, pride for their public parks & waterways, etc! Even construction sites are impeccably kept. Trees pruned, lawns neatly manicured, clean air, healthy looking people, GREAT food & so much more!
Switzerland, not being a member of the European Union, takes great pains to remain separate. They still use the old slide/carbon paper to accept credit cards, heh. They do things differently & so they should.

The Cathedral images in this entry are of San Lorenzo. Writings as old as 875 AD refer to this church as Sancti Laurentii in Luano. OLD, I do love the smell of an old Cathedral. Old marble, old wood... history. The frescoes pictured here are from the 14th century & they are simply inspiring. Awesome, truth be told. There was not another soul to be seen when I was here. Quiet.
The exterior, if I remember correctly, is from the early renaissance +/- 1500's. This is indeed a treasure.

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Photos

Looking out over lake Lugano
AKA Ceresio