Day Trip to Lucerne

Being amateurs in planning for trips, we arranged to wake up at 4.30am and head our way down to lucerne yesterday. Lo and behold, we reached there at around 6.30am, and lucerne was in total darkness. Everywhere was more or less closed other than a hotel which we stayed in there to grab maps and to keep warm. It was -1 degree centigrade when we reached there. Freezing cold. But when the sun began to come out, wow, lucerne was and is very beautiful. Thank God for the very beautiful weather, the sun was out and the sky was partly blue and cloudy. So, we headed for the Tourist Centre...and enquired about the renowed Mt Pilatus. Since it was only 36 CHF with our half fare card, off we went! Going up Mt Pilatus was the best highlight of our trip.

I've never seen so much snow in my life. The view up the cable car and at the peak of the mountain was breathtaking. I can't describe it.. it felt so surreal that i'm in the midst of sun, snow, mountains, winter trees. It's like a fantasy, a winter wonderland. Of course, we were greeted with the freezing temperature of -5 degrees up there. And to our pleasant surprise, we found out that we could sled down the mountain for free. Without hesistating, we went sledding...we all thought that it'ld just be a short jouney down, but who knows! We had to sled all the way down the entire mountain...which we took about 1.5-2 hours! It was tons and tons and tons of fun, tumbling and falling face flat in the soft powdery snow, absorbing the magnificent view, screaming our lungs out while sledding down steep slopes. To be frank, it's not very safe cos there weren't any instructions on how to use the sled, and we actually chose the difficult route cos we wanted the fun. Many times, we couldn't control our sleds and bumped into a huge pile of snow. For me, i couldn't slowed down, and ended up bumping the sled on my butt which was really painful, but thankfully, nothing serious. I could still continue walking and playing with snow. The experience is unforgettable, undescribable. Afterwhich, we headed to visit the old town, the lion monument, and the very famous chapel bridge with our icy soaked jeans and gloves.

I guess, it's not just about the fun. The company was great. 3 of us had so much of laughter and teasing, and of course whining about the cold and our physical tiredness. All in all, it was a great trip, a great experience! And of course, i really thank God for granting us this wonderful opportunity to witness His magnifcent creation and glory, and for journey mercy throughout the day. :)