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Mount Pilatus and the clouds

Tuesday, January 30, 2007 @ 8:05 pm by Sofie Hofmann
Posted in: Daily Random, Photography, Weggis

Everyday of my life while living on the hilltop area of Weggis, I have seen colorful cloud formations just above Mt. Pilatus, the Dragon Mountain of Switzerland. I have seen how beautiful the various colors and shades of the clouds were, especially when the sun set and when the sun rose.

Mt. Pilatus and the clouds

Taken on January 06, 2007 from the attic of our house

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Weggis, The Swiss Riviera

Sunday, November 26, 2006 @ 10:48 pm by Sofie Hofmann
Posted in: Daily Random, Family, Photography, Switzerland, Travel Escapade

Weggis has been known as the “Swiss Riviera” and during the vacation of my mother and niece here in Weggis, Switzerland, we also didn’t fail to show them around the place where we reside. These are just some of the places that we have visited during their one-month stay here in Weggis.

inside St. Mary’s Parish Church, Weggis, Switzerland

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Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich

Wednesday, November 22, 2006 @ 6:38 pm by Sofie Hofmann
Posted in: Daily Random, Family, Photography, Switzerland, Travel Escapade

We went to Zurich on Monday, November 20, 2006. We left the house at past 12 nn after we had our lunch. We left Weggis with the boat at 1:12 pm via Lucerne instead of Rotkreuz. We left Lucerne at 2:10 pm and arrived at the Zurich Main or Central Railway Station just 4 minutes before 3:00 pm.

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Pilatus, The Dragon Mountain

Sunday, November 19, 2006 @ 10:20 pm by Sofie Hofmann
Posted in: Daily Random, Family, Photography, Switzerland, Travel Escapade

Today, November 19, 2006, at already past 12:00 nn, we went up to Mount Pilatus via Kriens with the aerial panoramic gondola and cable car. We can also go up to Mount Pilatus via Alpnachstad with the steepest cogwheel railway in the world but we opted for the cable car.

inside the aerial panoramic gondola going up to Mt. Pilatus, Switzerland

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