My brother teaches at an school in Lugano, Switzerland! He and my SIL started off their European adventure in Rome, Italy! They lived there for 2 years and have now lived in Lugano, Switzerland for four years! This beautiful city is definitely worth going to! It is not far from Milan, Italy and just a quick train ride from that station! We spent three nights here before flying home!

Where We Stayed

We stayed with my brother and SIL at their place in Lugano! You could not beat this view!

What We Did & What We Ate

Day 1

After eating out so much over the past week and a half, we really enjoyed a home-cooked (and very Swiss) meal! My SIL introduced us to raclette! This was so fun! You boil potatoes for the bottom of this tasty dish! Then you grill veggies and sausage! The raclette cheese goes in the smaller trays underneath the top grill! Then you smash the potato, add raclette seasoning (a savory-sweet spice blend made with paprika, black pepper, and garlic), add veggies and sausage, then drizzle the raclette cheese on top! SOOO good! It definitely made me want to purchase a raclette grill for home! We absolutely loved this meal! We also enjoyed going to the Aldi beforehand to see their grocery store!

Day 2

We loved hiking the “baby Alps”! It was mostly shaded and had the most beautiful views at the top – including an old church that has been there since the 1400s!

Cavagna was Henry’s and Briton’s favorite place we ate while we were in Switzerland! The food (especially the steaks!!) was fabulous and delicious!

Was the most beautiful view that evening!

Day 3

Today we enjoyed walking around downtown Lugano! The city was beautiful with great shops everywhere! And the views of the mountains were stunning!

Due to the hot temperatures, we got very lucky that the Chocolat Alprose chocolate factory was open for visitors! Was very neat seeing how the chocolate was made, but of course, the kids loved the taste testing the most!

What We Wore

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Our trip was short but oh so sweet in Lugano! We loved our time here and hope that the next time we are here we can have more time!

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