We didn't get to see the beautiful view from our balcony due to the low-hanging clouds/fog but that was okay because we were on our way out anyways. We drove into Lucerne for a quick stop to grab lunch for later. Then we went just a little bit farther by bus to get to the starting point for our ascent to Mount Pilatus. We took 4-person sky gondolas up halfway and then transferred to a bigger gondola for the rest of the way up. Here's a view from our gondola going up:
Frau and I thought it would be nice to sit at an outside table and eat our sandwiches. But that was short-lived because these black birds with yellow beaks and orange feet kept eyeing our lunches, especially hers. They kept getting so close and so bold, we ended up having to abandon our table and leave our stuff while they ate our crumbs and the seeds that had fallen off Frau's bun. Yikes!
Alpine horn players: 
After a while, we took the steepest cog railway in the world to descend. What beautiful views!! 
Then finally back to the lake, we jumped on a boat and took it back to Lucerne.
Then we fought the crowds and crowds of tourists for our Swiss Army knife orders at a souvenir store. It was awful; one step away from Black Friday. We finally escaped the madhouse and walked across the Chapel Bridge, the most well-known site in Lucerne and then moseyed our way to the famous Lion Memorial.
We returned to our hotel for a late dinner and now we're back to Germany tomorrow for one more full day of touring before heading home.
I have been utterly impressed with Switzerland. My first experience many years ago was basically the same itinerary as today but it was cold, rainy and gray the two days we were here. Before this trip, I longed to see Switzerland under blue skies and sun and that's pretty much exactly what we got today. Pilatus was still a bit cloudy but I guess that's to be expected when it comes to a 7000-foot mountain.
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