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More great photos! Donkeys and Piglets and Cows...OH MY! Repeat as much as you wish!
Hope Mark had a great birthday! Any correlation between Mark's birthday and the various animals? I hope, the donkeys didn't come into play for that reason! It's crazy that once these animals eat, they just go to sleep and don't move a bit! They need to get up and around more often and be more active with some exercise! You'd think they'd get bored by sleeping and eating all day, but I guess not!
And taking it a step further, you'd also think they'd be obese, as we all would be if we followed that lifestyle!
Wednesday 4 September – part five: back on the road again…
We started to make our way back to the car, seeing more lovely views along the way.
We found some goats, some of which looked more like walking carpets than anything else!
Then we visited the collection of Alpine huts.
From here, there were some wonderful views down to the valley below.
You see, I told you there was an airstrip!
We made our way back to the car, checking out the shop. It was filled with Swiss traditional dress, which while very nice, wasn’t our thing, so no purchases there.
We headed back on to the road, passing through the village of Brienzwiler, which looked lovely.
Soon we were out on to the main road, the one that we remembered from last time, as it climbs up the mountains, and of course, as we’re a left hand drive car, Mark was closest to the edge. Well, thankfully in the last three and a half years, they’ve put better railings in, which was a relief.
As we drove along, we started to get views of a stunning view over this charming village and Lake Lungerner beyond.
Once again, there was a coach party made up of Far Eastern visitors, although these were a lot more polite, with one exception. This guy just started to shout at this girl, I assume to tell her she had to have her photo taken. She really didn’t want it done, and this was an adult I hasten to add, but he kept yelling until she did. All very odd.
After this, we were pretty much in tunnels. It was nice to see one of them completed, as they were working on it the last time we were here.
Those villages are so charming and beautiful! I know people everywhere have the same problems and issues, but it's hard to picture life there as being anything but idyllic.
Seeing the airstrip in the mountains like that makes me think it must be difficult for those pilots. Then again, those are special aircraft, but it still looks tricky!
What a stunning view of the lake!
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Those villages are so charming and beautiful! I know people everywhere have the same problems and issues, but it's hard to picture life there as being anything but idyllic.
Maybe in the middle of a harsh winter, it might not be so great...
Seeing the airstrip in the mountains like that makes me think it must be difficult for those pilots. Then again, those are special aircraft, but it still looks tricky!
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Caught back up.
OK, I LOVE the piglets! So cute! (And sorry to say, I think I like them a little better than cows)
Wonder why the flies seem attracted only to the cows' snouts/noses? There don't seem to be any on the rest of the body....
Sounded like a perfect birthday for you....er, for Mark! Yes, knowing how Mark loves cows and donkeys, just perfect!
And I just noticed your countdown is at 7 days!! I am freaking out for you - only a week until the giant trip!? Can't wait for that TR. I assume it will take us from mid-December to June or so?
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Caught back up.
OK, I LOVE the piglets! So cute! (And sorry to say, I think I like them a little better than cows)
It's Ok, piglets are pretty cute (and so are lambs). They're up there, after cows and donkeys for me...
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Wonder why the flies seem attracted only to the cows' snouts/noses? There don't seem to be any on the rest of the body....
I think that's the only place you can see them, as they do seem to swarm all over them.
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Sounded like a perfect birthday for you....er, for Mark! Yes, knowing how Mark loves cows and donkeys, just perfect!
And I just noticed your countdown is at 7 days!! I am freaking out for you - only a week until the giant trip!? Can't wait for that TR. I assume it will take us from mid-December to June or so?
Something like that! Yes, this time next week, we'll be at the Grand Floridian Villas and a few hours from hopefully taking a hot air balloon ride!
The trip report will probably take a while. After all, this was just over a week and already it's taken best part of two months....
Wednesday 4 September – part six: going under trains and moving cars!
We had more great views as we drove along…
.. then we were arriving in Lucerne.
Soon we were arriving at our second destination of the day, the Swiss Transport Museum. My goodness, what a massive place! As soon as we saw the size of the building, we could understand why there’s a 30 CHF (c. $32) per person.
You first enter the train section, which is in a massive hanger, and is packed with fascinating stuff.
I think my favourite though had to be this one, where you could go underneath a train to see what makes it work.
Next it was into the Road Transport Hall. I loved the outside of it.
Inside, it was just as cool. They had this display of cars…
… but what we didn’t realise at first is that you can actually decide which car to bring down and the crane system will take it out for you, then put it away when you’re done with it. We would’ve done it ourselves, but all the explanations about each car were in German only.
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I hope, the donkeys didn't come into play for that reason! 
They need to get up and around more often and be more active with some exercise! 
You'd think they'd get bored by sleeping and eating all day, but I guess not! 
It's Ok, piglets are pretty cute (and so are lambs). They're up there, after cows and donkeys for me... 
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