arrived in lucerne around noon monday...spent an hour or so with the train people-planners working on this week in switzerland...dwight pearce recommended i begin this adventure in lucerne...finally made it on day 31...beautiful, quaint city. probably wouldnt be friends with dwight had i not worked for macon and gladys..another reason to be thankful for leaving the grocery store...some folks will give you the shirt of their back...with dwight...the tie from around his neck...cant recall if i was still in high school or at pfeiffer, but at the landmark one night, i complimented him on his necktie...he gave it to me...i about wore it out and still have it...wonder how much i have paid to have it in storage for 2 years...
switzerland is expensive
i love snow...its magical...i am like a 3 year old...cant wait for it to fall...accumulate and get out in it...still...as a kid...there was so much to do...watch the weather to see if bob debarbeladen was going to let us know if warren academy would be closed...make sure that mimi steed knew it was going to snow...she always made popcorn balls whenit snowed...gotta be sure sheäs ready...ma had to make boiled custard...for the snowcream....but only after the first snow...cant eat the first snow...not sure why...but just cant...then...if ma got the custard made...had to wait all freakin day for it to cool so that we could have snowcream for supper...
snow here...3100 meters up...gornegrad...30 minutes up by train from zermatt. gorgeous. nothing here but the train station, hiking trails and a hotel with about 30 rooms. i have one of em...with view of the matterhorn...incredible...will be moreso when the clouds move away...hopefully...in the morning...estimate about 200-300 meters of matterhorn not visible...clouds have moved about all afternoon...incredible views from all sides of the top of this peak...when you hike about 300 meters from the hotel...you can actually here the waterfalls....way, way, away, can barely see that they are in fact waterfalls...from the melting glaciers
being up here reminds me somewhat of being on the chesapeake...the sky, snow and mountains change constantly
most expensive night thus far...but includes dinner and breakfast...hope its all u can eat...while the carpet is a lot like the oceana at atlantic beach...the view is beyond description...even with clouds...and not only do i have a television, 2 towels, 2 hand towels, did i mention the window with a view...but also a hair dryer...used it just cause i could
while i am not typically superstitious...save for not eating the first snow...there are a few i keep in mind...one is about weeping willow trees...have thought about this one a lot...there are more weeping willow trees i think than people in europe...they are everywhere...a very wise person told me years ago...you dont cut down a weeping willow tree...if you do, someone in your family will die...her momma did, death followed for a family member shortly thereafter. she said you dont f with them. someone gave me a weeping willow tree a few years ago...i gave it back.
lots of hikers up here...shared table with some who hiked from zermatt up...about 3 hours...i ALMOST did the appalachian trail instead of europe...but since i dont like bugs, snakes and sleeping on the ground...determined that was not for me
lots of rooftops made of stone...not slate...not sure what it is....varying sizes of shingles...took photo for friend and roofer bill hamlin
train came through st nicklaus today...must be where santa and mrs claus spend the summer...or leave with the reindeer become inflamed with gas
beautiful gardens seen from train today...lots of lettuces, squash, onions....
the best version of baby its cold outside has to be dolly parton and rod stewart
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