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| Royal Family meets in Zurich |
Tuesday, we traveled by train to Zurich, where we met up with the Royal Family, who arrived from KC on Wednesday morning. It was great to see some of the friends we have met on previous trips. After a brief stay in Zurich for lunch, we traveled to Lucerne, the first stop on our tour. Our hotel was near several historic landmarks including the 13th Century Chapel Bridge and the Lion Memorial, which was made in the 1700’s as a tribute to the Swiss Army Mercenaries who protected the King of France.
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| Lion Memorial |
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| Chapel Bridge |
Thursday morning, after all the KC travelers got a good night sleep to recover from their jet lag, we took an hour ride by bus to the Alps for our “mountain adventure”.
Our first stop was the village of Lauterbrunnen, where we boarded a cog-wheel train to continue our journey up the mountain range.
We decided on the option to stop at Wengin and take a gondola to a summit where we could take a 90 minute “level” hike to Kleine Scheidegg, where we would have lunch. What a great choice!
The hike was spectacular!
The weather was perfect
for hiking, and taking in the incredible sights!
The cog wheel trip down the mountain was equally magnificent! We made a brief stop to visit the Trummelbach Falls, which is an interesting “internal” waterfall that flows inside a mountain. After all this exercise, we didn’t feel guilty about having some local fondue at the nearby Fondue House back in Lucerne.
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