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I’m not entirely sure what the statues are of, but suspect it is to “progress”. They adorn an attractive entrance to the Luzern central railway station (and you can see the wires of the tram interchange it connects with)

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Remember that little church we looked down on from the peak of Mt Pilatus? Well this is it as we scoot past in the cable car that is the quick way up and down. Still begs the question “why here”?

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Passing! the up and down Mt Pilatus cog railway sets passing each other at the halfway point. Look past the power lines for a not bad view into the upper reaches of Lake Lucerne and the valley.

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SWISS welcomes Canton Lucerne and top-notch gastronomy from the Park Hotel Vitznau aboard

SWISS welcomes Canton Lucerne and top-notch gastronomy from the Park Hotel Vitznau aboard

SWISS is putting the Canton of Lucerne centre stage in the inflight cuisine on its long-haul  services from Switzerland from 2 March onwards. The airline’s latest ‘SWISS Taste of  Switzerland’ menus for its First and Business Class guests have been concocted by  starred chef Patrick Mahler of the Park Hotel Vitznau. In SWISS’s new Premium Economy  Class, too, the culinary offerings include…

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Luzern, as seen from the top of Mt Pilatus. From this angle, one could be forgiven for thinking the Swiss Alps are a myth.

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Another view of the valley behind Mt Pilatus. Oh, and another of “those birds”.  This is may be one of my best shots of them because they were forever on the move.

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Pretty sure this was going up on the Pilatus Cog Railway. Good view to the Alps to the south - but also, this is someone’s home, or farm, up here on the steep-as slopes.

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The cog railway climbs Mount Pilatus.