The four of us meandered the streets of Lacerne after breakfast and got to walk across the Chapel Bridge,
on our way to where we would pick up the boat on the first leg (of four) of our Golden Pass to the top of Mount Pilatus, Lacerne’s landmark mountain!
We arrived early enough to stop at the same lovely waterfront restaurant (that Yvonne, John and I stopped at three years ago) for drinks and boat watching!
The boat ride part of the Golden Pass was an hour long and took us from the port in Lacerne down to a town called Alpnach.
The ride was so much fun, with bright blue skies above us, deep blue waters of Lake Lacerne below us, and mountain peaks surrounding us! Simply AMAZING!
And that big beautiful mountain out there was our destination—Mount Pilantus!
We had plenty of time on the ride to enjoy a bite to eat,
and enjoy the lovely ride!
Sadly, we arrived much too quickly (that hour on the water flew by) in the town of Alpnachstad, where we hopped on the steepest cogwheel railway in the world!
It was a scenic (steep) ride up the mountain that offered some amazing (harrowing) moments! But we made it to the top, safe and sound! Three years ago, John and I sat at this picnic table and watched Yvonne walk up all those steps to the top of that hill! I couldn’t believe it when John said, “Let’s do it!”
We may have been breathing a little heavier (gasping), but we made it! And, WOW, was it worth it!
Can you spot Scho way down there, standing by herself in a grey jacket? Thanks, Scho, for all the great photos you took!
The views were spectacular! Would you believe that little white spot on the mountain top was a church? Yikes! How did people arrive for church services? I’m guessing more parishioners than not were late!
This sign was at the landing on the peak and, if you look closely, Tampa Bay was represented! How cool was that?
This is what a feeling of accomplishment looked like!
We made it back down, met up with Scho, and found a walkway that led us through the side of the mountain!
Joe stayed back in the main building and was able to catch this awesome photo! (Thanks Joe!)
There was that tiny church again! It was literally perched on the edge of a ridge! 😳
When we got in line for the third leg of the Golden Pass, a cable ride down the mountain, we saw this guy getting ready to zipline!
We arrived just in the nick of time to see him fly!
We all enjoyed the ride down! There was plenty to see! Cows! Horses! Goats! And plenty to hear as well like COW BELLS!
The final leg of the Golden Pass was a bus ride back into town. It was confusing and a bit of a walk to find the stop, but we found it and, before long, we found ourselves sitting beside the Reuss River enjoying our last dinner together. (How could that be?)
We loved everything about Lucerne! The size, the vibe, the buildings, the buskers, the cafes—it all added up to the perfect European city! We all agreed—we will be back for more!
We thought it fitting to walk behind a group of locals all dressed up in their traditional Swiss outfits on our last night of the trip together. Tomorrow Scho and Joe head home and John and I continue on to our last leg of the trip, Munich, Germany!
Good night all! We missed you, Mary and Steve!
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