I decided, clinging to the handle of the gondola with both hands as we ascended both smoothly and alarming little dips, that even my meager adventures may be overrated.
"Fifteen minutes," my friend chirped as our boat docked and we set off on our walk to our up-mountain transport. I followed dutifully in hiking boots I'd borrowed from her, stopping short only when facing one of the steepest hills I've ever seen.
"I thought we were finding this dangling glass box to avoid climbing the mountain," I offered, head cocked suspiciously at the climb ahead.
"Katie," she scolded in her elegant accent, tipping her head toward the senior citizens moving up the sidewalk, some of them dragging luggage. I recalled my embarrassed terror when hiking with Friend, seeing tiny children scampering down hills that had me clinging at trees.
Huffing and puffing enough to blow a house down, we arrived at the station, 15 sharply-uphill minutes later. We proceeded to climb in a box made mostly of glass that rapidly fogged as humans crammed into it.
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"We could walk up to the top," PrettyHair said when we climbed about a million stairs on our safe (thank God) arrival up the mountain.
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It cleared as we descended - sharply but steadily. And we caught glimpses of blue sky as we boarded another boat bound for PrettyHair's house.
"I had the best time," I told her, beaming over our coffees and pastry as we moved along the lake once again. And it really is stunning here - I highly recommend Lucern. And the boat and mountains beyond.
2 comments:
Katie - You're in my neck of the woods, or at least close.... a few hours by car :) Lucern is truly beautiful... I'll be there for a visit in a month and am looking forward to visiting again. I hope you enjoy the visit with your friend. You, of all people, deserve a break!
looks lovely! enjoy :)
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