It started with a boat trip to Alpnachstad.
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Lucerne
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Looking back to the city of Lucerne
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It was very misty on some parts of the lake.
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Us, with Mt Pilatus in the background.
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Waiting in line to catch the cog wheel train up to the very top of Mt Pilatus. I was a little bit scared but it was fun. It was very steep in parts and it's the worlds steepest cogwheel train. The gradient is 48% ... Whatever that means.
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Looking out the back of the train where we were sitting.
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The scenery was magnificent.
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Here I am 7000 feet above sea level.
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We did some walks on the mountain to some viewpoints....
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And another
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This walk took us through the mountain and out through the other side.
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That's a church in the distance but very high up.
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We took this cable car down the other side of Mt Pilatus. It was a bit scary too!
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That's a toboggan run down there that is over 1km long. Dad did it.
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That's me waiting for him to come back up.
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The next bit down was by way of a gondola...
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Me and mum on the gondola. I sang opera on the way down. When we got back to the city of Lucerne we had a little walk as we looked for a place to eat.
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That's me running in the bridge.
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Sitting down for dinner after a long day!
Location:Switzerland
What a fantastic day!!! You are braver than me - I would hate those cable cars and steep rides - I would have to close my eyes and hold jack's hand!!!! Loving reading about all your travels and fun! xxx
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