Lugano
16 July 2011 Lugano , largely a Swiss lake city, but under the joint influence of Swiss and Italian. It was previously an Italian town but took over by the Swiss since 1512. It is now Switzerland's third most important financial centre. Ha, HSBC erected a building in the little town centre. Apart from playing its economic role, Lugano is also a magnet attracting tourists with beautiful parks, flowers, churches and villas. We headed from Milan to Lugano. The journey lasted a bit more than half hour by car. Getting away from Milan to the highway takes some time. I forgot to take my passport. Fortunately we were not stopped by the custom at the border. A good start of the day. My first visit to Switzerland is 1991. Lugano is different from my impression of Switzerland, nice country houses, green mountain and picturesque surrounding. I don't mean it's not beautiful, but different from my impress...