Rigi

13 September 2011
When the Coopers left, they gave me tickets for the Lucerne area transportation (bus/boat/train).  I couldn't find anyone on such short notice to go adventuring with me so I decided to take the dog.  We hopped on a train and headed to Lucerne.  Once we were there we decided to head up the Rigi.  Chopper did really great once we were settled on the train and she loved the boat ride we took from the train station to the base of the Rigi.

View of Lucerne from the boat ride to Vitznau.

Lake Lucerne

Summit at Rigi-Kulm (5,896 feet)

It was beautiful for the first 10 minutes I was up there and then the wind really picked up and blew a whole bunch of clouds in.  This is the Zugersee.  Zug is on the left.

Lake Laurez.

We stopped and had a drink and a snack at the top.  They even brought out a water dish for Chopper.  Only in Switzerland can you be on top of a mountain and they have dog dishes for you to use. 

We didn't take the train all the way back down.  Instead we stopped at Rigi-Kaltbad and did a little exploring and hiking before taing the aerial cable car down to Weggis. 

From Weggis we took a boat back to Lucerne. 

She stayed like this nearly the entire hour boat ride back to the train station.  Then she slept the whole train ride back to Zurich.  What a fun day and adventure!  Thanks Coopers!