Last Day :(:(:(

Switzerland is beautiful but $$$$$$$$$$
A Coke 500ml $1.45....to....$5.80. depending if you went to a grocery store or bought along the way at a food vendor or fancy hotel.
2 wraps ..that's 1/2 a wrap each....a small bottle of water....$17.50....4( yes 4)..apple strudels $9.20...that's all converted to Canadian money.
Got to tell you about the elevator....wood paneling, mirrors, brass doors, brocade bench...the most beautiful elevator I have ever rode in!!!!

Now our trip up the mountain.
We got on the boat at 9:30am and after several stops and a cup of tea on the back deck we crossed Lake Lucerne, and made our way up to the cog rail car...the steepest cog railway in the world. Got to give the Swiss credit were credit is do...best gear makers in the world . It was a 40 minute ride up the side of the mountain, going thru 3 tunnels, around steep granite cliffs were you could look straight down to the bottom! We passed local farmer's homes and could hear the cowbells before we could see the cows. Amazing how many cows were up there. We could also see the hiking trail for all thous over energetic individuals who decided to walk up the hill and save alittle money!!!! That trail zig saved all the way up the mountain and was probably twice as far or more then if you went straight up. There was even people on mountain bikes( appropriate term) coming up the trail!!!! By the time they reached the top the bikes were being pushed and the walkers looked like they would be paying for a ride down!! Figured it would take half a day or longer to walk up.......the train ride was great :-)
The views of the surrounding area was breath taking we were now above the clouds, half the mountains were tall enough to still have snow on them. The clouds were breaking up on one side that gave way to beautiful panoramic veiws of the entire valley floor......OK ....it was great..So we were at the top of Mt. Pilatus.
There was a hotel there...It would have been great to have stayed there...but really no complaints about our hotel.
We boarded a large cable car with several other people and went half way down the , mountain and walked around round a Swiss nature park.... They had a summer toboggan run for kids that zig saved for over a mile and a little cable car to take you back up,
They also had zip lines, walking trails, trails for. Bikes , areas to camp or have picnic s. Would love to take all the kids young and old there for a holiday.... would be a blast.
We continued down the mountain in small  little cable cars and could see 360 degrees......then a short walk thru a residential area on a bus and home again. Took about 5 hours but you could stay as long as you wanted.
We got up to7000 feet at the top.
Great day, now off to supper with some friends we met on the boat. Then back to the hotel finish packing .....board the bus at 9:30 Swiss time, board the plane at12:55 am, and start the flight home.

So ends the blog...we may or may not go straight home...will be home Monday or Tuesday .....got to no clean clothes left

Love you all