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Switzerland Europe » Switzerland » Lucerne By Kim and ColleenMay 13th 2007Sunday Went for a tour up to Mount Titlas, a 1000 ft mountain a short drive out of Lucerne, the countryside was spectacular, just like in the postcards. Colleen was terrified but still came along for the trip. We went up 4 gondolas to reach the top, the last one was a rotating gondola, it is round and the floor rotates as it goes up. It was about 1 deg at the top, so it wasn't that cold but the wind was very strong. The covered bridge is the oldest wooden bridge in the world, dating from about 1400's. We've got an early start in the morning for an 8 hour drive to Paris.... read more

Once again, thanks for checking in. We made it. Lela and I flew out of India on Monday. The relief we both felt was fantastic. India is an incredible place to visit and Im so glad to have been able go get there in this lifetime. AND....I am so grateful to be back in the West. The clean water, the coolness in the air...everything is so clean and so modern in comparison. We both seemed to breath out a breath that we'd been holding for a long time. And of course, Switzerland takes the cake for "clean and modern" as well. What a contrast. We spent a day at Lela's mothers place and then drove up into the Alps yesterday. After having a very light winter, it snowed a meter over 24 hours while we were ... read more

i am in switzerland today everyone. we were supposed to stay at the top of mt pilatus but the winds were too strong for us to ride up in the cable cars so were are located at the bottom. the views are still amazing as ever. i cant wait to be able to eat some real swiss chocolate. i miss you all but this is just amazing. we went to the hofbräuhaus beer hall last night. o m g. it was crazy. the steins are huge with pretzels bigger than my face. i didnt drink too much but soaked in all the local culture hard core. i ate pigknuckle for dinner, it was huge. i wish i knew where the exclamation point was on this crazy keyboard but when you only have so much time i ... read more

On the train to Luzern I met Andrea. She is from Thalwil (I think). She is very pleasant and smart and told me some things to do in my afternoon in Luzern. She is studying Law in Luzern and was going to meet a friend to study with. Her first language after Swissgerman, is German, but she also studied English and French in school of course. She doesn't like French very much. She has been to California when she was 12. She went to Los Angeles, San Francisco and also to Arizona to see the Grand Canyon. I told her I had never been to the Grand Canyon even though it is very close. She said, similarly, she had never been to the Materhorne here in CH. But she told me her favorite thing when she ... read more

Spent a few days in Zurich, by far the most happening city in Switzerland. Great vibe, heaps of bars, cafes and shops everywhere. We were lucky to have a guide to show us some "real" spots, Nick's old school friend Murray. He even convinced Nick to eat out in a vegetarian restaurant which was heaven!!! Well they say that Lucerne is "the Switerzland people think of when they think of Switerzland" and it's true. Lucerne has the old medieval town with the obligatory cobblestones, a gorgeous azure coloured lake and of course the mountains. It was rather cloudy when we were there but we did a boat trip up Lake Lucerne which was lovely. Our destination was Vitznau, a sleepy little town halfway up the lake. Seemed to be only one place open for lunch (after ... read more