Day 30 - Lucerne - June 26

We are a bit peaked out so we decided to go to Mount Rigi which is another peak but a small one without any snow and fewer crowds. Beautiful sunny day but heading for 31*C.

We took a huge brand now boat with four stories to Vitznau - beautiful.

Ronnie on board the boat with Mt Pilatus - the tallest peak in the area - in the background. 

Then the cograilway to Rigi Klum (the summit). Wandered around trying to identify the 200 peaks you can see from there.

 Beautiful little abandoned church at Rigi Klum.

 Mt Titlis (the snow covered peak in the centre) one of the tallest peaks in the area. 

 View from Rigi Klum. 

Where are we in relation to the world. 

Had lunch and an ice cream and caught the cograilway to Kaltbad then took the cable car to Weggis and met up with a boat to Lucerne.  Great, relaxing day.

View from the Weggis cable car.

Lovely old house with its own chapel. 

Bought a box from Swiss post and posted 5kg of clothes designed for the cold and sent them back to Australia since we are off to the warmth of Sicily the day after tomorrow. Not that Switzerland has been cold (except for the peaks). We have had fantastic weather, especially since the official weather forecast a week out was predicting rain everyday in Switzerland, Annecy and Lake Como!

Stayed at Hotel Waldstatterhof, Luzern - great location (close to the Luzern train station, ferry terminal, the old town and restaurants - all a 2 min walk) good size rooms, great bathroom but no AC - they are getting it next year.  We had a fan instead.