Grand National Lucerne
Haldenstrasse 4 Lucerne, Lucerne, CH-6002, Switzerland
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Jessica-
We stayed in a small town called Tirano because we needed to take a special train called the Bernina Express all the way to Lucern. It was a cool train that went up and down and up and down the mountains on winding tracks.When we got to Lucern we stayed at a very fancy hotel right on the lake. There is pool inside that has a sauna and …
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... place to spend two nights. It certainly was beautiful – it is set around a lake and the architecture is lovely (Craig says lovely like every other old town we have been to). It is much more of a metropolis than I was expecting, and unfortunately it was so expensive to do anything in and from this “gateway”, so we just cruised around the city and the lake. ...
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Mount Pilatus
... we emerged through a cloud and everything was white and foggy. From the top of the mountain we couldn't see anything. It was just a pure blanket of mist and cloud. I was disappointed because you're supposed to be able to see for miles, including a large portion of the Alp mountain range. But we still hiked around the top. It was very very cold so I was glad I had my winter ...
Oh Switzerland you are so efficient
... hot. Then down to the lake and we took a ferry across the lake. Back to the airport and picking up stuff out of my locker. I had rented a dayroom at the airport so I could take a shower and lie down for a bit before my flight. What a godsend. Amazing what a difference a shower makes. Got on the flight to Joburg. This one was about 10 1/2 hours. Hopefully I will sleep but I doubt it.
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