May 18-20, 2013
There is only one way to describe Switzerland... breathtaking! We only saw this one city, and from what other's have told me, it's only the tip of the iceberg! I hope to return there to explore more of it, not to mention, I would like to go and see the Matterhorn.
The scenery was so phenomenal in Lucerne. The first day we took a train from Lucerne to Alpnachstad and there we took the cog railway to the top of Mt. Pilatus so we could have views of Lake Lucerne, mountains and surrounding valley's. The cog railway was built by Eduard Locher. He created a special cograil system for the 48% gradient of the steepest cogwheel railway in the world, the Pilatus Railway, which opened in 1889.
Once you reach the top of Mt. Pilatus (by the way, you can also reach the top by hiking or by an aerial tram (which we took down), you find a hotel, restaurant, viewing platforms and various trails that snake along the top of the mountain, even through the mountain. Since I took so many pictures from up there, I will have another post about the remainder of our trip.
So... Part One! Mt. Pilatus and its beautiful views of the Alps.
Arriving in Lucerne, this is the main train station.
The Cog Railway
Snow!
Zig Zag trail hiking up the mountain
Cog Train working its way up the mountain.
Hikers making their way up (standing in the snow)
The aerial tram going down the other side of the mountain - this is how we got down.
Long day... our sleepy girl passed out!
