Psalm 16:11 “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.“
Nothing like starting your day with a gondola ride up a mountain! The ride started with a small 4-seat bucket for the first 3/4 of the ride. The views were amazing, unless you looked down!
Once we reached the second station, we switched to a 52-person gondola for the last leg of our trip.
When we reached Pilatus Klum (6,795 ft), we were greeted by a man playing a tune on the alpine horn. A little bit later he played “Amazing Grace,” and it was beautiful!
John decided to hike to the summit (7,000 ft), so off he went. If you look carefully, you can see him waving his hat. Of course, I stayed below to capture the epic moment on my camera!
We had panoramic vistas in every direction. We could see the Alps and the towns below, all the while being serenaded by alpine musicians.
I decided John couldn’t have all the fun. While he chose to go up the mountain, I chose to go inside it! Not only was it less strenuous, it was also quite a bit cooler. Look closely and you can spot me peeking through one of the openings on the mountain’s side.
After a picnic lunch of peanut butter, cheese, crackers and cookies on the other side of the mountain, we boarded the cog train to Alpnachstad. This train descends at a 48 degree angle! Yikes! (I did not look down on this one either!) The photo on the left is from a post card to show the steepness of the descent. The two on the right are photos of the train that was right behind us on the track.
We chose to return by boat instead of train, so the last part of our day was in a boat on Lake Lucerne.
We arrived back in Lucerne after a great day outdoors. Tonight, we are planning to have pizza and gelato! (You’d think we were back in Italy!)
“My lips shall greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee; and my soul, which thou hast redeemed.” Psalm 71:23