Friday
Apr222011
Good Friday in Switzerland
Friday, April 22, 2011 at 8:09 Spent Wednesday in Zurich, jumping on trams, walking around the old town, and taking a boat across Lake Zurich.
Yesterday we headed for the hills, or one in particular. Rigi is 6,000 feet and we reached the summit via a rack-railway that was built in the 19th century. (Prior to that Queen Victoria was hoisted to the top on a sedan chair.)
The views of the snow-capped Alps were fabulous. If you want to you can stay the night at the summit - in a comfortable hotel, I should add - and watch the sun rise over the mountains.
Today we're going to Engelberg, a ski resort that offers the highest point in central Switzerland - around 10,000 feet.
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