I am finally catching up with my blog posts. My keyboard stopped working mid-trip, so I had to wait until we got home. And then life gets busy and things drop down the priority list. But here you go – the remainder of our Switzerland/Denmark trip in a few more blog posts. Enjoy!

With John’s work commitments behind him, we headed out of Zurich to see some more of the country. We were heading to Basel for a couple of days, and broke up our trip there with a visit to Mount Pilatus. We stowed our luggage in the Lucerne train station and took a bus to the small town of Kriens (have I told you that we love the public transportation in Europe?). Here we boarded gondolas to head up the mountain. Near the top we transferred to the new aerial cableway, the Dragon Ride. The Dragon Ride carries 55 passengers up the last 2000 feet of elevation in just under 4 minutes. Surrounded by glass, it’s a spectacular view!

At the top of the mountain there are cafes, a gift shop (of course) and a beautiful hotel – 30 rooms, built in 1890, and spectacular inside. I’d love to stay there sometime! Check it out – https://www.pilatus.ch/en/discover/hotels/pilatus-kulm-hotels

We wandered around for a bit, climbing the steps to the 2 peaks, and walked along the dragon path, partially tunneled through the rock. The legends and myths of the dragons of Pilatus live on! We were just on the very edge of the Alps, but able to look out over 73 of the Alpine peaks. It is quite impressive!

Deciding to make the most of our trip, we took the cog railway down the other side of the mountain. At a gradient of 48 degrees, this is the steepest cogwheel railway in the world. A 30 minute trip brings you through the barren rock formations at the top, into meadows and grassland at the base.

And to finish out what is called the “Pilatus Golden Round Trip”, we hopped onto a boat for our return trip to Lucerne. It was a spectacularly beautiful day, and the gentle cruise across Lake Lucerne was the perfect way to cap off that adventure.