Monday 3 October 2011

Day 89 - Giswill to Zug - 86kms

I woke with icicles hanging off my nose courtesy of the Henley policy of sleeping with all windows open!

After thawing out We took advantage of a good continental breakfast giving us some satisfaction after our high priced accommodation. So full as googs we cycled out of Giswill on a cool morning with the sun still yet to clear the surrounding Mtn tops.

The first 10kms were pretty easy as this was the same 10kms we'd cycled the night before looking for food.

Our mornings route took us along the lake to Luzern passing the Pilatus rack railway that I remembered doing some 30 years ago. We timed Luzern for a festival of some sort which gave us the opportunity to suss out some food which on a Sunday in Europe is next to impossible to ontain. With the food problem solved we sat back and enjoyed the views of this beaut city on the lake with it's many bridges including a traditionally roofed wooden one.


Panorama Luzern

Getting out of Luzern like any big place was not easy but soon we were cycling through forest and eventually back on to another lake this time around to the more modern looking Zug.

We attempted to leave Zug to head further to Untageri but were soon lost in this metropolis having to retrace our steps to work out where we'd gone wrong.

Getting the message we settled for budget accommodation of $180 a double for the night and then raided the local train station supermarket (the only thing open) for our dinner.

Forward planning has now become not what we'd like to see in Switzerland but how long we can afford to stay in the Country!

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