Since I was young I've always been fascinated with Switzerland but had never taken the chance to visit. Finally, I made this stop in Zurich just to get a glimpse before continuing by train to my next destination. Of course it was not enough time to see everything I wanted to see but I got a taste of the Swiss life. I only had the one full day so I figured it was best to book a day long tour that travelled outside of Zurich, stopping in Lucerne and then into the mountains so I could see as much as possible in such a little amount of time. It's a beautiful country and I hope to go back someday to see more of it.
One little hiccup in the trip is when i met a couple on the same tour from Canada/US. The husband was from Edmonton but had met his wife in Pittsburgh and subsequently moved there. After he told me this there was a bit of silence so I figured I should try and come up with a witty comment about this. I blurted out 'Yes, I heard that can happen in Pittsburgh.' Maybe not my best choice of words as I think they took my meaning to be that Pittsburgh women are easy. They didn't speak to me for the rest of the tour (7 hours) and I received periodic menacing looks from his wife.
Other than that the tour was great and finished with a chance to tour one of the more popular mountains (Mount Titlis) in Switzerland. We took three gondolas to reach the summit with the final one being a 360 degree rotating lift so you could get the full surrounding view. It had a bar at the peak and claimed to be the highest bar in Europe. A good place to have a beer.
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| Lucerne |
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| Glacier trail on the mountain |
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| Highest bar in Europe |
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