This is the day we took our road trip to Luzern (about 2 hrs. from Busingen). Actually, our final destination was Engleburg in a high valley about 30 mins. from Luzern.
This was the spot where we caught cable cars to ride to the top of Mount Titlis with an altitude of a little over 3000 meters (10,000 feet). Lee will probably tell you in more detail about the different cars we rode to get to the top. My description of the view and experience once we reached the pinnacle of that Alpine mountain is "AWESOME". The most interesting thing we did while we were there was go through a glacier cave.
I touched the inside of that glacier and simply wondered how amazing nature truly is. Our God is so creative! It was refreshing to be on top of the mountain since down in the valley the temperatures were unusually hot for here (in the 90's). Since very few places are air conditioned, it can feel a wee bit toasty to say the least! Since it was cool on the mountaintop, I almost succumbed to buying a cup of coffee, but when I noticed that it was 4 francs (about $5) I decided to skip it. Besides, I'm sure it wasn't a gourmet variety anyway! I am now enjoying my coffee while I sit in my apartment and write this blog. It is much more economical because the coffee was provided for us.
Speaking of food/drink costs - eating out here is much more expensive than eating out in the States. We have been buying groceries and preparing most of our meals in the apartment.
Our time in Europe is going by so fast. We will be leaving early Sat. morning to drive back to Zurich to catch our flight to Nairobi. We hope to have a couple more adventures here to share with you before we depart. Of course we will have many more things to share once we get to Africa. It still doesn't seem real to me that we will be there. I hope I have prepared myself the best I could. I know that God has gone before us and just as the verse on one of my favorite plaques states: "Don't worry about tomorrow - God is already there!" - I am trusting Him in all things. We'll "talk" again soon.
So glad you're having so many wonderful experiences. The glacier cave sounds fascinating!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you are sharing your adventure with us. I know you are going to have a great time in Africa as well. Wish we could be there with you. We are thankful for David's offer to have Jim stay there when we were at Olivet. We appreciated that. I sure enjoyed staying with Liz in her apt. Had a great visit with David as we took him to lunch. He is a great young man; I've seen so much growth in him. He also helped us load a couch in our trailer to bring back to VA for a friend.
ReplyDeleteKeep sharing your adventures.