Today we travelled by train over the top of the Swiss Alps. It is the slowest express train in the world. The journey took five hours but it was so comfortable and the scenery so spectacular that the time passed very quickly. We particularly liked the fact that you could get up and wander around. There is also plenty of leg room. Much better than both the coach or a plane. At one stage you stop for about 15 minutes so they can split the train into two smaller trains and attach cog wheel engines. This is to lessen the weight on the steepest sections of the track. The tunnels and bridges that you pass through and over are spectacular feats of engineering.
Our journey ended in Andermatt where our coach driver was waiting to take us on to Lucerne where we will spent the next two nights.
On the way we called in to visit a typical Swiss family at their diary. They were very generous with their time. We ate cheese they had made and were able to look through their home and around their farm.
The two things that stand out from the farm visit are the green of the pastures and meadows and the constant sound of cow (and goat) bells echoing around you.
Back on the bus for a short drive to our hotel The Palace Luzern.
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