Every year I promise I will remember that there are two religious/bank holidays here in June: Ascension and Pentecost. I forgot again this year, and I failed once again to make advance travel plans.
Luckily, there's always somewhere worth visiting in Switzerland, even on short notice. We picked Luzern because it sits at the foot of some of the best-loved peaks in the county, and because it stands on the shores of a lake we've now fallen in love with: the Vierwaldstättersee. I like the German name: the "lake of the four forests." Much less prosaic than Lake Luzern. Thanks to the steep mountain walls that surround it, the lake has wind. Lots of wind. And sailboats. And the sailboats are actually sailing. Because there's wind. Neat.
We don't have a boat here or even a boating permit. So we did the next best thing and spent the afternoon cruising the lake on one of
SVG's boats. The lake is huge, with multiple arms bending out of sight and lots of little coves to anchor in. Now we're really determined to find a way to sail in Switzerland. Keep your skis and your snowboards; it's a (lake) sailor's life for me.
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Vierwaldstättersee is "four forest cantons lake". The four forest cantons are the first cantos that formend Switzerland; Uri, Unterwalden(Obwalden, Nidwalden), Schwyz and later Luzern.
ReplyDeleteExcellent. That does make so much more sense. Thanks!
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