Swiss Mountains: Rigi
Let’s start with an easily accessible mountain. Not one of the highest mountains in Switzerland by any means, but great for visitors, with trains running up it from both sides.
Rigi is located close to Luzern, and one of the nicest ways to see it is by catching a boat from Luzern to Vitznau and catching the train up.
Or if you’re visiting from Zürich, you could even make it a round trip; catch the train down the other side to Arth Goldau, and either catch the train from there, or take another boat to Zug across Lake Zug (aka Zugersee) and train it from there. This is Switzerland remember, so the timetables are synched nicely.
Rigi is a great place to get a general view of the Alps. It’s separated from most other mountains, which gives you a distinctive view and impression of the size of the peaks.
There are helpful signs at the top which help you point out the Eiger, Jungfrau et al, and if you look the other way, you can see all the way to the Black Forest.
November is a great time to go up a mountain; cold and foggy in the valley, there’s nothing to beat the moment when you emerge into the sun. It’s a bit like flying, except you’re still on the ground and with something other than clouds to look at!
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Oh, that’s such a nice photo from the mountain with the cloud inversion. Bring on the SNOW!
Thanks wendy. There are so many great photos of Switzerland on Flickr that I think I’m going to run a weekly “Best Pics” post. Snow will feature heavily – hopefully!