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Lugano for CUG

All set to depart

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The first view of the snow

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Lots of tunnels and bridges

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After 28 hours - finally my hotel room

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The view from my hotel room

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Lugano's town hall

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My room was on the top floor, second from the centre right

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Lugano's statue garden

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The boats on the lake

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Mont San Salvatore overlooking Lago di Lugano

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Mont Brè

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Lugano at night

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On route to Swiss National Supercomputing Centre

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Lugano from the trainstation

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This is the funicular from the town centre to the trainstation

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A rather abstract kitty

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Via Cattedrale, quite steep is an understatement

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Lago di Lugano and Mont Brè at dawn

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I loved the detailing on the buildings

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The beginnings of Via Nassa

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Mmm... Swiss chocolate

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Another typical steep street

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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View from the cathedral

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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Exterior of San Lorenzo cathedral

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Back down at the lake

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De boats

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A fountain

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Another nicely detailed building

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Amazing little church called St. Mary of the Angels

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She's naked!

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Another view of the lake

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Greenery

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More of the sculpture park

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And more greenery

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A steep garden

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Duck

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Another duck

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Fishies

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A big fountain

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Another sculpture

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Looking back at Lugano from the base of San Salvator

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Road around San Salvator

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Typical lakeside house

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More roads

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A garden you'd need climbing rope for

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The causeway from the top of San Salvator

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Lugano from the top of San Salvator

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Its a long way down

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The supercomputer centre was down there

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This church is right on the top of the mountain

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The lake

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The church again

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No idea what these flowers were, but they were pretty

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A cool little James Bond style rocky outcrop on the top of San Salvator

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Track to said rocky outcrop

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Stairs to Dr Evil's lair

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A long way down...

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Another pretty flower

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Lizard

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Argh! Its me!

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Me again (It was bright)

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More of me to prove I was there (with a bolt)

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These were fun, I was worried the camera would fall down the side of the mountain

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There was a huge drop on the other side here

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Lugano again

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Me with a nice view behind me

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The ride down.

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This is one steep railway

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Still going

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And going

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Almost there

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Back on the ground. This is where I'd been

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The boardwalk of trees

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A nice claret ash

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Inside St. Mary of the Angels Church

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More St. Mary of the Angels Church

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Fresco inside St. Mary of the Angels Church by Bernardino Luini

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View from Civic Park (Parco Civico)

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A swan

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Another naked lady

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Spot the trout

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Even more trout

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Lugano's River

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View from Mont Brè

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Lugano from Mont Brè

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A lizard

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A very nice restraunt

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flutterby

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Another flutterby

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Lugano was larger than I expected

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Mountain top forest

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More swans

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Via Nassa in the early hours of the morning

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Looking North from my Hotel room

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Looking South from my Hotel room

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The Town Hall at night

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The fountain at night

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