Mt. Titlis is one of the highest mountain peaks in Switzerland that you can easily visit. It’s over 10,000 feet in elevation. As you can see from my picture, it was a partly cloudy day and we took a chance that the top would be in clouds when we arrived. The train from Lucerne to Engelberg took around 45 minutes with some beautiful scenery. We … Continue reading Switzerland: Mt. Titlis

Today our destination was Zurich. It was a little cloudy in the morning and we thought we could check out some museums while we were there. There are trains that go to Zurich at least every hour from Lucerne so we could take our time this morning. On Sundays almost all the stores are closed. This meant that wandering the streets of Zurich was pretty … Continue reading Switzerland: Zurich

We traveled to Lugano from Lucerne on Saturday morning. The train was very full, most notably with a children’s soccer team. They checked our tickets about an hour into the ride. We had two stops and it took about an hour and forty minutes to get there. I love riding the train in Switzerland. The views are top notch. There are mountains, lakes, green green … Continue reading Switzerland: Lugano

After five years, we have returned to Lucerne, Switzerland. We are staying in the same hotel that we stayed in last time. Why? Jef loves the breakfast buffet. It’s one of the best I have seen in Europe. In case you want to check it out, it’s called Hotel Anker. It’s not far from the train station or the water and bridges. We arrived around … Continue reading Switzerland: Mt. Rigi and Zug

If you read my previous post, you know that we stayed at Hotel Xcaret Arte. This meant that we had access to all the parks. Transportation left from the hotel directly. There were only three parks that did not need a reservation. One of these parks are actually the same: Xplor during the day and Xplor Fuego at night. You need to make reservations BEFORE … Continue reading Xcaret Parks