We woke up on Sunday to a gray, drizzly day. We were still sitting around in our PJs, drinking coffee, when we all of a sudden decided we should take a train to Lucerne that was leaving in about 45 minutes. We quickly got ready, rushed to the train station, bought tickets, and frantically ran to catch our train--we felt like we were on The Amazing Race, a reality TV show I actually enjoy and will miss. Anyway, we were rewarded for our decision--the rain in Basel gave way to blue skies in Lucerne, which is set on a lake beneath snow-capped mountains.



After walking around for a little while and enjoying the scenery and the sun (we'll return when the weather is warmer and hopefully ride boats around the lake), we decided to push on and head up into the mountains to Engelberg (where the ski area is called Titlis--which makes me titter--and where I had a spectacular wipeout last year while walking across an icy parking lot). The weather was fantastic--we would have been comfortable in t-shirts, and we both got a light sunburn. After walking around for a little while and enjoying the beautiful mountain scenery, we headed back to Basel and made it home in time for dinner.