SwitzerlandZurich47°22’34” N 8°32’37” E
June 28 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
They have these Strong Women displays all over the city (I'm sure you noticed Albert Einstein's wife's at Lindenhof)
Then I'm not sure if Winnie stayed at this house or just gave a speech where theRead more
SwitzerlandZurich47°22’22” N 8°32’38” E
June 28 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
As you well do, or perhaps do not, know Switzerland is a land of 2 cultures, so tonight we decided to "explore the other side " - gastronomically that is.
Pour Madame : Salade Niçoise avec un verreRead more
SwitzerlandZurich47°22’40” N 8°32’21” E
June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 72 °F
Well... no, of course not
We are actually off to Lucerne
The weather is beautiful in both places with Zurich clocking at 90° and Lucerne slightly cooler.
SwitzerlandLucerne47°3’0” N 8°18’33” E June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 77 °F
And just like that, we are in Lucerne 😁
The weather is absolutely beautiful, the birds are chirping..
Our 1st "perfunctory" glimpse at Old Town Lucerne, so we spy with our senior citizens' eyesRead more
SwitzerlandKriens47°1’28” N 8°16’24” E
June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We take Bus #1 from train station to Kriens, which is a municipality weather of Lucerne. It is here that we pick up the cable car ride to the mountain.
SwitzerlandKriens46°59’24” N 8°15’1” E
June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
The Fräkmüntegg is a northeastern spur of Mount Pilatus in the Emmental Alps . From an altitude of 1,469 m (4,819 ft) above sea level, the ridge forms the border between the cantons of Lucerne andRead more
SwitzerlandAlpnach46°58’48” N 8°15’20” E
June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Final leg to get to Pilatus Kulm area, thus time we are in one of those giant gondolas that hold like 30-40 people
That explains all the noise on the video clip
SwitzerlandAlpnach46°58’46” N 8°15’21” E
June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is namedRead more
SwitzerlandZurich47°22’57” N 8°32’38” E June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Of course, Laurie chickened out to go to all the high observation platforms, so we stuck to the "main area," which has beautiful views as well and treated ourselves to a couple of cold Rivellas
SwitzerlandAlpnach46°58’45” N 8°15’20” E
June 29 in Switzerland ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
The world’s steepest cog railway starts its climb at Alpnachstad and tackles a maximum gradient of 48 percent, thereby passing forests, meadows, and rock faces.
Of course we are taking it inRead more
