Day 10 Switzerland, Engelberg, snow on Mount Titlis, Lake Lucerne

We awoke to find Engelberg surrounded in mist but it was easily apparent that tis is a beautiful little town at the base of some mountains.  After breakfast we walked down from our hotel through the town for a bit of a wander through the streets.

Then off to the start of our cable car ride to the summit of Mt Titlis at 3238 metres (approx 10,000 feet).  The cable car ride is actually 3 different systems so you change at each point.  The last ride is on a revolving car above a glacier.  Because of the cloud the view was limited, perhaps a good thing for some on the cable car.

Because of the unforeseen hassle last night we were not as well prepared as we would have been, warm clothes, knitted beanies, gloves etc were still left on the original bus the other side of the landslide.  Going up the mountain to the snow first today was not the plan we were meant to go after lunch and the weather should have cleared the mountain but hey guess what it turned out to be the best time to go.  


First thing to do was walk through a glacier cave, not something you get to do every day.  

Outside the clouds shrouded the mountain and although the weather did not clear it was still a great time of snowball throwing and sliding down the hill. We experienced very cold hands and very cold butts but that did not stop the fun and frivolity of our amazing group for people on our tour.

 Snow Angels

We have the best group people from Oregon, LA, Gold Coast x 2, Sydney x 2,South Africa, Tamworth and us. We have jelled very well together. There is another Trafalgar Tour running alongside us who have many more children who appear to be out of control.

The afternoon was topped off with a wonderfully relaxing cruise around the huge lake by Lucern in magnificent weather.  Switzerland is breathtakingly beautiful, truly words cannot describe how picturesque it is with dramatic mountains and valleys, beautiful little homes set against what seem to be perfectly manicured fields.