day 4

 we were up early today for a german breakfast full of lunch meat, bread, and hard boiled eggs. we stopped at a gas station last night so the best part of our breakfast was the coke, which also drew some interesting looks from those around us. then we headed to the train station to jump on a train to lucerne. i was so excited to finally see switzerland!! 

all went well on the train, but the bus system in switzerland, that was hard to get use to. but after a few wrong directions and help from locals we found our hotel. dropped off our bags and quickly headed back to the train station area to see if we can jump on a boat and do the golden round trip which consists of a boat ride, train cart ride up the mountain, cable ride down the mountain. we got bad news that the train cart was closed due to weather. so we decided to head to the cable cart and ride it round trip. on our way we stopped for a quick kebab, it was delicious!! 

the ride up the mountain was great, the first stop was a play ground for kids. we were short on time so we continued on to stop two! it was beautiful 

we noticed blue sky’s ahead so we quickly decided to head to the top of the mountain in hopes for clear views and it did not disappoint! truly amazing !! we walked around for a while and enjoyed a coke and dessert at the top of Mnt Pilatus. 

& what’s a day without kirt napping during beautiful scenery…..

we then toured the city for a hour or two, walking along the chapel bridge and enjoying this beautiful town. 

then we took a boat ride around the lucerne lake, i can’t believe how pretty it is here but extremely pricey. today was quite cold but the views sitting in the front of the boat were so worth it! 

for dinner we had high hopes of finding swiss food which would be fondue but somehow just ending up with the schnitzel once again and boy was it good!! 

on our journey back to the hotel which includes bus rides we noticed a soccer game, kirt and i have always wanted to attend a european soccer game but timing has never worked out. we quickly checked into our hotel and headed for the game in hopes of finding some tickets even though we were 15 min late. jackpot, got some tickets and enjoyed a great game with a 1-0 win for lucerne over zurich! i applaud those soccer fans, both teams cheered and waved flags non stop alllll game. they are so proud.