Today was awesome! We had sunshine for our extended day trip. In the morning we were bussed to the base of Mount Pilatus where we got on gondolas. At the top of this long ride we got on a cable car much like the one we were on in South Africa (Table Mountain). The views were awesome on the way up but a bit disappointing at the top. It was shrouded in clouds on one side.
This gives you some idea of the terrain we went up. There are trails all the way which I was looking at with envy. I did get a chance to walk around up top and follow some of the trails which hung on the edge of the cliffs or went in through tunnels.
We went down the other side by cog wheel railway which is very old and very steep in places. Several times we were going down at from 43 to 48 % grade. As usual there are the "Nervous Nellies" but not me. I wish I could have spent some time on that mountain as they had a luge run as well.
This is the cog railway part way down the mountain where the grade was gentler. The whole trip took about 40 minutes.
A view partway down of Lake Lucerne. Upon reaching the valley, we took a tour by boat of he lake. Here is a typical scene of the lakeshore.
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