Mt. Pilatus

Through our trip, the one part that I was most looking forward to was climbing Mt. Pilatus, outside of Luzern.  Yesterday, we debated and questioned the timing of when we went up the mountain.  This morning, we thought we would take a chance despite the overcast conditions.  The entire time, I secretly prayed for the clouds to part and burn off.  We took the cog train up and hit the clouds.  Walking up at the base of the mountain, shrouded in clouds.  We hiked up to the the highest point, we couldn’t see more than 100 feet in front of ourselves.

Only when we were about the leave after taking the last of the hikes, a little sunny spot  opened up.  From then on, the burn-off of the clouds had started and the whole panorama of the lakes, Luzern and everything around was visibile.  It was truly awe-inspiring.  The best of all, was this tiny little church that was situated within a breath of the edge of a 7,000 foot drop. It was like somone had decided that going through the hours of fog and disappointment of the clouded view, they said, “just wait awhile, you’ll appreciate it more.”  We certainly did, it was a truly amazing day.

On a funny note, we were trying to decide if a dessert was in order after dinner tonight.  Gasping, my mom said, “Oh, Jess, take a look at that…” pointing to the tray of a waiter as he walked by.  The dessert my mom was so struck by was this ornate, beautifully prepared stacked ashtrays with a dirty washcloth balled up in it.  Strangely, Jess didn’t order that dessert.

Last day in Luzern tomorrow and then Paris.

Tags: europe, hiking, lucerne, luzern, mountain, mt. pilatus, pilatus, switzerland, travel, trip

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