Photo of the Day 65

Courtyard, Lucerne, Switzerland, 2003

Photograph by Brooks Walker

Switzerland's capital of dirndls and schnitzel, Lucerne is known for the Alpine charm of its snowcapped mountains, green vistas, and slice-of-life vignettes like this cobblestone courtyard.

The city of 60,000 sits in the center of Switzerland at the northwest end of Lake Lucerne. Encircled by a photogenic range of mountains and bisected by the River Reuss, Lucerne is beloved for its storybook charm.

(Photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "Living Lucerne," January/February 2003, National Geographic Traveler magazine)