From Germany, we drove to Lucerne in Switzerland.  The Swiss are masterful engineers.  Instead of plowing their roads over or around mountains, they will usually run tunnels right through mountains, and even sometimes underneath towns to avoid traffic.  Many of the tunnels are over one kilometer long, and we even drove through two which are over five kilometers (over three miles) in length.  One tunnel in Switzerland is nearly seventeen kilometers (more than ten miles) long.  Huge fans keep air moving through the tunnels to avoid buildup of fumes.

Rosti, pictured above, is mainly grated or shredded potatoes, topped with cheese, but can also include other items depending on the region in which it is served.

Raclette, pictured to the right and below, is  a type of cheese, which is then melted with other ingredients.  At this restaurant, we were given pickles, bacon, onions, pineapple, baby corn and peppers.  Andrew had only a small sample of this, since he was enjoying the Rosti.  Dave liked the Raclette best with bacon and pineapple.