And once again we left for Switzerland. As I said, since my rehab was right on the border, it offered the ideal conditions to have a look at Switzerland.
And because we always like to check out big cities, this time we picked out Lucerne. So we just entered Lucerne city center into the sat nav and off we went. Once there, we noticed a large wooden bridge. And indeed, it is one of the city's major tourist attractions.
Die Kapellbrücke in der Luzerner Innenstadt
It is called the "Chapel Bridge" and is the oldest as well as the second longest covered wooden bridge in Europe - being 203 meters long. But the really special things about the bridge are the triangular pictures that adorn the bridge. These are located in the gable; there are 111 paintings that represent important scenes of Swiss history.
Always bring your Euro-Key
Aber so einfach auf die Brücke zu kommen, geht dann doch nicht als Rollstuhlfahrer. Denn um auf die Brücke zu kommen muss man einige Stufen überwinden. Und genau aus dem Grund, bin ich lieber in einem Aktiv-/Schieberollstuhl unterwegs. Dann sieht man nicht so schwer und mächtig aus und man kann Menschen um Hilfe bitten. Aber das ist nur meine Meinung, jeder kann für sich entscheiden, mit was er unterwegs sein möchte. Jedoch habe ich später herausgefunden, dass es dort einen Lifter gibt, den man mit dem Euroschlüssel bedienen kann.
No more scared
Then we strolled through the city and arrived at a lake. The view here was just beautiful ^^ You have the lake and in the background the mountains. So we settled down for a while and enjoyed the scenery. I think by now I could ignore my fear of being seen in a wheelchair. At some point you just don’t care anymore and you won’t not even notice it when people are looking at you xD It kind of bounces off you.
And here is a video again xD
Things I learned:
1) The Chapel Bridge is a wooden bridge and a popular tourist attraction due to the 111 paintings in the gable
2) However, you cannot get onto the bridge in the wheelchair on your own
3) I can't repeat it often, but the more often you go out in a wheelchair, the less you feel ashamed
