Mount Pilatus Lucerne

Lucerne , Lucerne, Switzerland

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    On top of the world...or at least Mt Pilatus

    After walking around trying to get breakfast in Zurich and eventually settling for McDonalds, we took the train to Lucerne and then took a cable car to go up Mount Pilatus. Beautiful! We stayed the night in the hotel there...not many guests at all, so it was very quiet. Felt like it was just us and the mountain. We had a set dinner at the hotel …

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    2 nights in Lucerne

    Chapel Bridge and stirring Lion Monument. Then embark on an exhilarating ride by cog-wheel train to the summit of Mount Pilatus. Admire the panorama of snow-capped peaks, before descending by cable-car over mountain crags and pine forests back to terra firma. There is time set aside to shop for fine watches and delicious chocolate in Lucerne …

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    Lucerne Day 1

    Today we drove to Lucerne. It was a beautiful drive and we could see the Swiss Alps along the way. We went on a gondola ride up the mountain. the views were amazing from the top. Then we went back to the hotel for the night.

    UPDATE:
    The next day we woke up early to go to Switzerland. Driving through Germany was really amazing; the …

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    mmmmm Swiss chocolate

    ... mountain as well as us. They happened to be doing the same tour as us but it's the updated summer tour where they get to go to Mount Pilatus on day 4 instead of day 16. There was only 29 of them so they were pretty close by that stage as well, and i ...

  • 2

    Die Stadt, Der See, Die Berge...

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    ... spend Swiss Franks on chocolate and strudel.  The Fall weather was perfect, as we were able to see the Swiss Alps and Mount Pilatus which abruptly tower over the Lake. In the old part of the town, we found tiny pedestrian squares, ...

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    Luck in Lucerne

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    ... the main entrance to the station. Belinda's priority was new shoes before the next day, when we were planning to visit Mount Pilatus. Unfortunately the shops in the Altstadt had all just closed at 4pm but our location luckily came to our assistance. ...

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    Lucerne Sightseeing

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    ... style buildings.  Innsbruck and Lucerne are our favourite towns by far. Next was the highlight of the tour – Mount Pilatus. Souring high above Lucerne, we travel to its peak via a 30 minute cable car ride.  The scenery is stunning.  ...

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    Pilatus - with cogwheel trains and cable cars

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    ... ghost of Pontius Pilate found its final resting place, hence the name Pilatus. Anyway, soon we dock at the terminal station of Mount Pilatus. We have climbed almost 2,000 metres in about 45 minutes. As I step out on the mountain, I can feel the ...

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    Lucerne - the land of alps and snow!

    ... hotel. But the hotel is SPECTACULAR! If you want to see it, check out their website - it's called belevue on the top of mount pilatus at lucerne, just search for it in google.... AMAZING! We had to take the cable car up, and could only take one small ...

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    Boat Ride on Lake Luzern

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    ... . It was about an hour to Weggis, where we switched boats, and another 40 minutes back. The way back was even better because Pilatus was actually free of clouds, as were some other surrounding mountains. It was a nice way to end the day-although we were ...

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    Black forrest cake, cookoo clocks and cow bells

    Day 3 ------- This morning we´re heading off to Lucerne, Switzerland. We´re traveling down through Germany and noticing the landscape changing quite dramatically today. Gone are the fields of corn and flat landscape, today we´re greeted with the ...

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    Yay for Switzerland!!!!

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    ... nbsp; We were on the boat for about two hours I think before it docked and we took the world's steepest cogwheel railway up Mount Pilatus. This cogwheel was such a phenomenal experience. It was an insanely steep railcar that pulled us up to the top of ...

  • 10

    Lucerne

    ... lay down their arms and were then all killed by an angry mob. Just before nightfall, we took an 'optional' excursion up Mount Pilatus (7000 feet) and were completely bowled over by the incredible mountains and views.  We were very lucky as it ...