Our official Swiss trip tour has begun.
Our only full day in Luzern began with a overview walk by our tour guide, Goobi. It covered much of what Cindy & I had already seen on the previous day, but of course with a Swiss flair in story telling.
The walk climaxed at the Dying Lion monument with Goobi telling of how the loss of so many Swiss soldiers impacted the families in this area. It was much more peaceful this morning, as the garden was intended to be, than when Cindy & I visited yesterday.
After lunch, we walked to the Lake Luzern waterfront to catch the ferry on the Steamship Weggis across the lake to village of Stansstad. It rained a bit as soon as we set sail, but we had wonderful views of the homes along the water, the hills and mountains, and the other boats plying the waters.
From Stansstad, we went to nearby Stans and boarded the funicular to reach the cable car to the Mount Stanserhorn station. The cable car is a new design, the CabriO, with a second, open air deck above the main enclosed cabin. This was by far the most popular deck on the cable car. Feeling the wind, smelling the fresh air (and sometimes cows), and hearing the bells of the cattle was quite an experience.
We reached the station, 6000 feet above sea level, but the admiration of the great views had to wait as a thunderstorm moved in just after we did. We ate lunch there, waiting for the weather to clear, and it did pretty quickly. Later, several of us climbed the path of the last 227 feet to the summit. The views were awe-inspiring, and ample evidence of the Creator who gave us this beauty.
We took a longer but less steep path back to the cable car station for more great scenery and lots of wildflowers.
Two signs along the route quoted two Psalms. Psalm 66:5 & Psalm 111:2. Very appropriate.
This evening, Cindy and I dined at a riverside cafe for a good meal of chicken and fish, then topped off with Toblerone mousse.
We were tired, but before bedtime, were entertained by s French horn street performer in the courtyard outside our room. At 9 pm.
Tomorrow, heading into central Switzerland.
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