Our journey to beautiful cities and high peaks continue in
Switzerland with trip to Luzern and Mt Pilatus on sunny Saturday of July 19,
2014. Lucerne (Luzern) is the most populous city in Central Switzerland
surrounded by beautiful Alps.
This city paints the picture of a perfect Swiss
town overseeing Mt Pilatus, Mt Rigi and Lake Luzern. The chapel bridge on Reuss
River is the oldest covered wooden bridge in Europe (first erected in 14th
century), which houses beautiful paintings from 17th century. We
took a train from Zurich HB to Luzern and a Golden round trip from Lake Luzern
to Mt Pilatus.
The round trip starts with a boat ride from Lake Luzern to
Alpnachstad (Pilatus Bahn). The boatway provides a scenic route and eye catchy
views across the lakeside. After a boat trip comes a next thrill to get to Mt
Pilatus in cogwheel train, which is supposed to run on steepest rail in the
world. The more you move up the better views you get.
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| Cogwheel Bahnof... |
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| Interior Paintings at Chapel Bridge (From 17th century) |
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| Chapel bridge at evening.. |
The route provides a view
of mountains, lush green landscapes and a lake Luzern. It even gives a sporty
feeling by looking at mountain bikers; paragliders moving up and up in the sky
from height of Mt Pilatus. We hiked to few observation decks and took gondola
to return back to Krien. It was a nice breezy evening that had set up
everything to get a nice walk around Lake Luzern and Chapel bridge. The day
ended well with delicious dinner at Kanchi, an Indian restaurant.
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| View captured from cogwheel train |
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| View capture from cogwheel train of a cogwheel train |
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| View from the top... |
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| Hotel Pilatus Klum at Mt Pilatus |
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| Mountain hikers, bikers en route to Mt Pilatus |
This tourist town with its spectacular location left us
mesmerized with beautiful views and memorable trip with our group. Another must
visit for a true traveler….
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