I would leave this post at that, but I have much more to say! We headed to Luzern, Switzerland yesterday and hiked up [some of] the Swiss Alps. The views were absolutely incredible! We went to the tippy top of Pilatus, a mountain in the heart of the Swiss Alps, and we did it with tourism gusto! Matt's girlfriend, Sandra, drove us to Alpnachstad where we all got out of her Swiss (read: small) car and headed to our first leg of the climb: a gondola ride! We took the gondola to a small restaurant with stunning views and gobbled down some energy in the form of alpen macaroni (a specialty in the Alpnachstad area), brat wurst, and a delightful salad. Once our bellies were full, we were ready for our second leg of the climb: a 45 minute hike to a cable car which was to take us to the top of Pilatus.
On our way up to the cable car, we noticed a very long, very sweet looking toboggan track. (This track, by the way, is the longest summer toboggan track in Switzerland with a length of .88 miles!) This quickly became a priority for all of us, so before we headed on to the third leg of journey, we took a quick ride down part of the mountain that we had just climbed up. (Fortunately, there was a track that pulled us back up!)
Once we were all through with our tobogganing, we took a cable car to the tip top of Pilatus. The views here were absolutely stunning. You could see for miles and miles. The snow capped peaks were surrounded by steep drop offs and cliffs, and the sun was shining so brightly! We had a fantastic day for this adventure! We bumbled (our new Swiss word, if you haven't noticed!) around the top of Pilatus for a bit and then carried on to our fourth leg: a train ride on a cogwheel railway down the mountain. (And, this railway, by the way, is the world's steepest railway reaching a slope of 48% in some areas!) It was unbelievable! We were able to enjoy the views while we relaxed on the trek down the moutain.
When we reached the bottom of Pilatus, we then headed on to our fifth and final leg of our Luzern travel: a boat ride from Alpnachstad back to Luzern. Amazing! Relaxing! Beautiful! And we were surrounded by Swiss Alps, lovely weather, and wonderful company! When we returned to Luzern, we walked around town, grabbed a bite to eat, and enjoyed an evening in Luzern!
It was an unbelievable day! We cannot thank Sandra enough for organizing such a fantastic travel route and showing us the town where she lives. We are still amazed at the beauty of the entire area!
My words will not do Luzern justice, perhaps our photos will!
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