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we got back on the bus at 10:50 and headed to our optional cruise on Lake Lucerne (1 hour cruise). we got on the boat at 11
on the cruise with a girl from our group from the Phillipines, very nice family
at 12 we got off the boat and walked to the city centre. we had from 12:10 to 2:10 for free time for shopping. i went shopping with the chinese girls, i bought Switzerland black gloves and black scarf and a bag of Swiss chocolates to give out as souvenirs to people at work and my kids. i also bought a small box of cookies and a box of macarons (very popular in France and Switzerland, they are a small meringue cookie and they make them in different flavors) at 2:10 we got back on the bus to drive to the optional excursion to Mount Stanserhorn. At 2:30, we arrived at the funiculaire (on tracks) for a part of the way then we changed to a cable car to go on top of the mountain. There we had lunch (counter service). i had swiss pasta and potato with cheese dish, apple sauce and grape pop. we received a free Stanserhorn baseball cap. it was freezing up there. We took the cable car back down at 4:10, then the funiculaire the rest of the way down.
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on top of the mountain, it was pretty cold up there 5 degrees celsius, certainly not as cold as Edmonton where we get minus 40, but still pretty cold when you're not dressed for it
on the way down in the funiculaire with the hat that they gave us
we got back on the bus at 4:30. the funiculaire used to go all the way up the mountain, but a lightning striked and people got hurt so now it only goes partway. Head to our hotel (1/2 hour drive to hotel). we arrived at the hotel at 5. i fixed my things in the room, when walked around with the chinese girls at 5:35. at 6:15 we had included dinner at the hotel (cream of asparagus soup, 1/2 slice of rye bread, chicken, pasta, vegetables, sauce and ice cream), then at 730, take the bus to the optional folklore show with cheese fondue. we drove back to Lucerne. arrived there at 8 o clock. went to the folklore show, it included one drink and cheese fondue (i got a glass of white wine and 2 pieces of bread cheese fondue). we got back on the bus at 10:15, then drove back to the hotel. we arrived at the hotel at 10:50 and i went to bed at 11:05. we stayed at hotel Hirschen. the dinner was extremely salty. i wasn't hungry for the cheese fondue and they didn't give separate forks for dipping in the cheese fondue and eating! we should get a fondue fork and an eating fork when doing a fondue. we only got a fondue fork!
you will have a wonderful trip. even on your own, it will be great. i spent 5 days to DLP by myself and it was great, although after the first day, i ate at buffets instead of table service, which was a bit more comfortable. sometimes you see people look at you when you're eating alone, but i tried to not let it bother me. i had wanted to eat at table service, but i found that buffets were easier when you are by yourself and i didn't want counter service as the choice is quite limited, mostly sandwiches and burgers. Which hotel are you staying? i stayed at the Thomas Cook and really liked it. it has a 5 mins shuttle to DLP from 6am to 11:45 pm that runs every 20 mins.
I got a 50% off rate at the Sequoia for 4 nights at 580 euros. I am debating using my DVc points instead to upgrade to the Disneyland hotel. I am waiting because 1) the reservation is not availble yet thru memeber services and 2) I have my Halloween night ticket on the room ressie I have, and I haven't seen any info on purchasing the ticket seperately yet.
Part of the reason I was considering the change is because it will be cheaper to use the DVc points and be forced to by the park tickets (which I don't need) than to have the room at SL, even at 50% off rack rate. Although my dad sent me a reminder that the euro vs. dollar is dropping, so it might not cost as much as I thought! Would still like to stay at the DLH, but it would wipe out my DVC points until Oct of next year at least.
Illumination Cruise??? I love how you threw a little bit of Disney at us!!
Breathtaking photos Anne!
Thanks Wendy, but that's what it was called because by the time we got back to the hotel, it was dark and all the lights were on, it had certainly a different feeling than during the day time
I got a 50% off rate at the Sequoia for 4 nights at 580 euros. I am debating using my DVc points instead to upgrade to the Disneyland hotel. I am waiting because 1) the reservation is not availble yet thru memeber services and 2) I have my Halloween night ticket on the room ressie I have, and I haven't seen any info on purchasing the ticket seperately yet.
Part of the reason I was considering the change is because it will be cheaper to use the DVc points and be forced to by the park tickets (which I don't need) than to have the room at SL, even at 50% off rack rate. Although my dad sent me a reminder that the euro vs. dollar is dropping, so it might not cost as much as I thought! Would still like to stay at the DLH, but it would wipe out my DVC points until Oct of next year at least.
The Sequoia is very nice as well, i had dinner there (at the Hunter's Grill) and it is a walking distance to Disney (10 mins.), as i walked there.
Lucerne Lake, Switzerland, we went for a walk close to our hotel before supper. isn't this place gorgeous? wouldn't you want to live there, i feel like i would be so healthy if i lived there, the air is so cleaned, the water so cleaned. what an amazing place and i live in Edmonton, there are so many more beautiful place in the world than here. Switzerland is so gorgeous, i just love that country.
at the folklore show
At dinner, before going to the folklore show, this was our dessert, ice cream made like the Switzerland flag, it was very good
at the folklore show, as you can see the couple from Malaysia is sitting next to me, very nice couple
Friday, May 28, 2010 Lucerne, Switzerland - Geneva, Switzerland - Annemasse, France
I got up at 6:15, showered, went for breakfast at 6:50 (OJ, coffee, bowl yogurt, granola, croissant, hard boiled egg, the bus left at 8:10 heading to Interlaken, Switzerland (1 1/2 hour drive). We went through the Brunic pass, then we had one hour to Interlaken, then we will be going to Gruyere where we will have lunch. Then we will drive to Geneva for free time then we will drive to our hotel which will be aross the border in France where we will arrive at around 7pm. So at 9am we had a 5 mins photo stop at the Brunic pass (another hour or so to Interlaken).
Photostop at Brunic Pass with this really nice Chinese lady and her really nice son and this really nice lady from South Dakota. i hung around with them a lot. we had really nice people in our group. look at how beautiful Switzerland is, isn't it breathtaking God's beautiful gorgeous nature.
We got back on the bus and left for Interlaken. We arrived at Interlaken at 935. We walked around, checked shops with the chinese girls, we bought a pastry in the pastry shop and we ate it before getting on the bus, i had a strawberry mousse cake.
Interlaken, again look at how beautiful the scenery
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