PILATUS Luzern .... SWITZERLAND .....



 
PILATUS...................
       .....  Pilatus is a mountain near Lucerne, Switzerland. Jurisaction over the mountain is divided between the contons of Obwalden, Nidwalden nn Lucerne. The peak is Obwalden right on d' border with Nigwalden............

............. in short ..

.........The TOp can be reached with d' Pilatus Railway nn d' WORLd's STeepest COgwheel railway from Alpnachstad operating from MAy to November (depending on SNOW conditions) nn d' whole year with d' aerial panorama GOndolas nn aerial CABleways from KRIens .....

 

.....so here...SUMMEr.....  we like to take d' opportunity ............

...the GOLDEN ROUnd Trip..... a popular  route for tourists ...like us ..???

......involves taking ...either....a boat from Lucerne across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad, going up on d' cogwheel railway... coming down down on d' aerial cableways nn panorama gondolas... nn  ..lastly ... taking a bus back to Lucerne....

....PIlatus was named after a local LEGend which alleges that Pontius Pilate was burried there..........

........the story.......   my story.... beginning from ........................
                         ...........................leaving  NH HOTel
.....early morning .... before 7.00am
Check OUt ......Hotel early ........ 
                      ......requesting to leave baggages ..... at store room.... 

BUS No 1.......... Luzern Bahnhof .... Obernau ...........
 ...................nn ..... where was d' target place..........???????
                    ..... Kriens ............


 Walking UP hill to d' station ...... cable station.....
................so early..8.00am ...d' office still closed .....?????
Allowed to purchase tickets ........... as we already GOt Swiss Pass tickets.... by on line website...... discount purchased ONly CHft 22 .... otherwise CHF 66...original price ticket ..... each
         ........... so ....3 tickets ...... FULL journey ...
                    ...............Goldern ROUnd Trip..... ???


  

........   so.....Early birds .............. were here ... Even staff workers were just Q in for registration........  only few with us....
.......It ONly took about 20 minutes from our hotel........ to Kriens ...
       nnnnnnnn  ...... walked IN here.....for RED .....cable car......
ONLy opened ..... d' operation at 8.30 am ..........

.......... tickets .............. well picturesque ...... cable car... full round trip...



What DO Uu call................ d' cable car...... special Name ...eeeh  !!!!
Enough for six .......... Aerial PANorama Gondola .......
....... we started from here.... climbing UP .... climb aboard ....... firsT impression ..... Enjoy magnificent PANOramic VIEWs ....as seen ...Panaroma GONdola takes around 30 minutes to travel from d'FOOt...Kriens ,,,via d' Kriensevegg ... to d' Frakmuntegg ...Summit terminus ...... 
.............. another... new terminal shift to.............


Another cable Car ....here  

........switch to another ........ next Aerial CABleways ....

WWWoooo ...... d' BREathtaking ...journey ... mountain scape ...at d' summit .... inspiring...experience too ... UNIque alphine atmosphere.....

............ d' BEst VIews at 2132 metres above SEa Level at a further FIve minute cable ride away ......................



 Reaching TOP..................... aerial CABleway...........
                  ....... UUu may call ........ flying ....eeehhhh
 On TOp ..... successfully..... reached ..... happy indeed.............
          ....... WHy..     ......NOt all people .........were HEre .....
                           ...............lucky ...eeeh


 Watching ....glider............. 
             ..............ONly brave... professional..... expert.....
             .......able nn allowed..... flying at this POInt... ... height ....
             BUt why.......????? .... satisfaction....... of coZ


 Routes ......oN TOP to follow round .....observing d' surroundings ..........
........... of Coz.......... see d' Height......
               .........but Don't LOOK down...... Farrrrr ... too steepppppp....



 NO where to GO     .......... find somewhere .............                      
                  ....................ease .... comfort ........   yah..... 
 only .....ON TOP .......on  highest ........height................ PILATUs..... 
                 ..nn ........      NO longer afraid of Height ....yeh...
butttt .. views         ....fantastic............



 TWo great buildings ......... place to hide .......2 hOtels ....
             .......Hotel Pilatus Kulm ...nn Hotel Bellevve


 Going to tunnel in side............. d' mountain  .....
             .............great viewing from d' windows of d' tunnel ........




  LOOking DOwn............. as iF ..d' black crow................. flying IN....
          shadow.............  pointing down ........ just few steps down....




  ........descending....... going DOwn.........

       another different cable car........ but this time ...called ...???

               ............. World's STeepest COgwheel railway.......

............. winds up throught lush meadows carpeted with ALphine Flowers .......  as being described .........here ...........nn

..........past sparkling montain streams  nnnn ....fascinating rock faces...... NOt to Miss ......... cattles ....cows..... during HOt ....Summer were allowed to be roaming around ...... feeding with green.... green... grass of d' mountain......            healthy anywhere ........

Lastly........ touching down........ to d' FOOt... ground ..... 

PILATUS Bahn ........... d' other side........ Lake Lucerne





Deciding going back to LUZern City ..........by .......ferrying ...... BOAT...... regularly lifting passengers to nn from ....... One end.... providing own tickets already ....................... Proceeding to RIde with BOAt .......... another total different expriences....
          ...... just walked IN ............ jetty to ship.... as schedulled left to stop at certain ports .... jetty of calls......



 ON d' SHip ............able to witness another panoramic views from different directions .......... over d' lake ..... water all around.......... houses on d' edges of d' lake........... 


 Riding with Ship........ ferrying tourists...... to many stops on d' way.......... took only .......... 90 minutes.......... arrived to d' city location .......
... LUzern ....... another ONe step to trains station as well....................... 


 BACk .......... on land ..........Luzern
 .........using d' electicty bus ......by 1.40pm ...back to NH HOtel .....
        ..........to pick up our luggages............        at store room ......

 On d' way        ......able to capture another tourists blue trailer ..............



.......... just in time .........our timing was correct..... coz......
...........all d' routes were given times for us to consider ..........
           .........short .... or .......long  ............stays ........

This time on d' way to another DEstination..... INTERlaken
Schedulled train at 2.55pm      ............as .....On d' way .............