As soon as Peter saw a sunny day in the weather forecast, we set it aside to take a walk up Mount Pilatus. Pilatus has the world's steepest cog railway in the world.
We took a cable car part way up the slope and then walked an ankle deep snow trail for a couple of hours. We only saw a couple of women with their children on sledges but no one else. Peter had to give up as he got a sore toe from a previous injury and the uneven path caused him pain.
Top of Mt PilatusHe will have to recover in a few weeks as he is off to climb in Nepal.
At the top of the hill we took another cable car to the top of Pilatus. The cog wheeled carriage arrived here with lots of Japanese tourists who took wooden sledges and slid down a prepared track.
Hidden under the snow we could see the outline of the summer toboggan ride and some of the high ropes course. It looks like it would be a fun place in summer too.
One night we took a bus into Lucerne to check out the action in the evening and ate at a quaint Italian restaurant. We haven't managed a fondue yet though! That may have to be on another trip.
The railway station was decked out in these papier mache pigs. As Easter approaches many displays will start to appear recounting events that have happened throughout the previous year. The carnival celebrations will climax on Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday).
We learnt a lot about Swiss life as Peter drove us around and explained things to us and would never have learnt as much as a backpacker.
