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Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 22:01:00 +0000

There is no foreign land; it is only the traveler that is foreign.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Pilgrimage?

CherryPie — Sat, 07 Sep 2013 16:49:22 +0000

Views from Pilatus

CherryPie — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 20:33:38 +0000

Enjoying the Views from Pilatus

CherryPie — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:29:59 +0000

Architecture 100 :: 38 Mountain Chalet

CherryPie — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 17:17:10 +0000

Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week

CherryPie — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 19:26:14 +0000

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

52 Photos Project – Gallery 19 – On the Line

CherryPie — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 19:43:41 +0000

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.

Lucerne – Day Three

CherryPie — Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:59:22 +0000

We took a round trip to visit Mount Pilatus. The first leg of the journey was across the lake, taking in the beautiful vistas. The boat dropped us off at the bottom of the mountain so we could take a carriage on the cog railway to the top of the mountain. After enjoying the beautiful vistas at the top of the mountain, we descended the mountain by cable car and gondola, followed by a five minute walk to catch a bus that would return us to the railway station at Lucerne.

At the beginning of the adventure we met a couple of New Zealanders who we kept bumping into throughout the day. We spent a lot of time with them over the journey and had some interesting conversations.

Before we set off in the morning I packed my fleece into Mr Cs backpack because mountain tops are always cooler than ground level. Sure enough a cloud descended and so did the temperature. I donned my fleece and tucked my scarf around my neck to keep warm. Mr C decided to climb up to one of the viewpoints, I chose to stay behind and enjoy the relaxing atmosphere.

Whilst he was gone it started to rain, I briefly considered going inside but I realised that would be rather silly when I had a perfectly good umbrella in my bag. Everyone else was rushing for shelter as the rain took a rather heavier turn. An American lady glimpsed me as she walked past and said ‘Smart Lady’. I smiled to myself and thought we Brits have to be prepared for all (weather) eventualities.

After we descended the mountain it got rather warm and we took the opportunity to relax in a cafe bar with a cooling drink and an ice cream cone. We made it back to the hotel just ahead of a thunderstorm and torrential rain. Luckily the storm had stopped before it was time to stroll out for dinner. We didn’t pick the best of places for our evening meal, the food was nice but we were rather rushed through our meal.

We took another leisurely stroll through town arriving at the bar next door to the hotel for a night cap before retiring for a good nights sleep.