Photos trip up Mt. Pilatus

Boat trip from Lucerne to Alpnachstad, Mt. Pilatus in the background.

Base station of the Pilatus-Bahn, Alpnachstad

Miriam and André with Judith Schull

and Chris Schull

The Pilatus Bahn is the steepest rack railway in the world.

Fantasic viewsa already and we are only part way up.

The top of the Pilatus is a popular starting place for parachuting.

The cable car on the Lucerne side of the mountain.

We climbed the last bit to the top of this outcrop for fantastic views.

On the way up.

Looking across Alpnachstad to the mountains behind.

Looking over the Lake of Lucerne

Looking down on Lucerne.

Looking down on the Burgenstock.

Chris and Judith also came to enjoy the view.

Back down again.

We took the cable car to go back down

and the last section was a gondola.

The chapel bridge in Lucerne with Mt Pilatus in the background

and looking the other direction towards the city of Lucerne.