Archive for the tag 'Lucerne'
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Enjoying the Views from Pilatus
19 Comments CherryPie on Sep 3rd 2013
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Architecture 100 :: 38 Mountain Chalet
8 Comments CherryPie on Sep 2nd 2013
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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
I am more and more convinced that our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.
Karl Willhelm von Humboldt
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 1st 2013
The breathtaking mountainscape at the summit is awe-inspiring – experience, too, the unique alpine atmosphere. The best views at 2132 metres above sea level are a further five-minute cable car ride away.
More ‘On the Line’ can be found in the gallery.
17 Comments CherryPie on Aug 30th 2013
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Journey to Pilatus – Part Two…
…The Cog Railway
From Alpnachstad to Pilatus Kulm, the world’s steepest cogwheel railway winds up through lush meadows carpeted with Alpine flowers, past sparkling mountain streams and fascinating rock faces.
14 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2013
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Journey to Pilatus – Part One…
…The Lake
8 Comments CherryPie on Aug 29th 2013
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The Lion Monument
The Lion Monument is one of the Lucerne tourist attractions. The sculpture of a dying lion pierced by a spear is a monument to the Swiss Guards of Louis XVI of France:
On 10 August 1792, the guards defended the Palais des Tuileries, in Paris. When it was stormed by revolutionaries. Those who survived [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Aug 28th 2013
