Thursday was yet another amazing day! We got to sleep in, first time on the trip. And Simon skipped German school to be our tour guide. We went into the old town of Lucerne and saw the Chapel bridge ect. Then we went up the mountain!! This tour was maybe 10 more dollars than the gondola up to Grouse Mountain and SO much better!!! We took three gondolas up to 7000 feet and got the most breathtaking view ever. In the distance all you are seeing are the Swiss Alps and we were above the clouds to it looked like heaven with mountain peaks poking through the clouds. We ran into one of the men that was playing the Alp horn for us on Wednesday night. He was in traditional dress and played a couple of songs for us in the mountains and we got to take some great pictures with him. We hiked around the mountains for a bit and then took a cog train down. This is apperently one of the steepest trains in the world....it goes down the mountain at a 48 degree angel, it was pretty cool. Then we took a 90 min boat ride on Lake Lucerne back to downtown Lucerne. For the evening this is where the "Nein Danka" (no thank you) came in handy. We went to Hans` house where 14 Alp Horn players where meeting to play. It was amazing to hear. And afterwards was appitizers and drinks, and more drinks and more drinks......that`s where we used nien danka alot!!!!! Boy does the alcohol flow freely here!!! With our cokes and water we learnt "cheers" in Swiss German and just got to hang out with the locals. This is the best kind of travel. We were surronded by people we couldn`t understand but had the greatest time eating bread, cheese and wierd dried meats. I`m going to attempt to attach some pictures to the blog.....here`s hoping it works :)
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life just a good
What a view you must have had from 3300 ft. above ground. Nigel at works thinks you are amazing. I think you are a bit nuts, but enjoy life to its fullest.
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