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Day 1 Day 3
Hop on a train at Basel (p176) and speed Catch the train to Lucerne (p202), and
past country side to Schwyz (p226), the get carried away in the Swiss Transport
birthplace of modern Switzerland, Museum (p208). Take a picnic aboard a
stopping in Zug for lunch. Once in Schwyz, boat from the adjacent pier across to
check into Wysses Rössli (wysses-roessli- Alpnachstad for the world’s steepest rack
schwyz.ch), a traditionally furnished railway to wander Mount Pilatus (p212).
17th-century hotel overlooking the main Then descend from Alpnachstad by the
square. Then find a café for a forti fying cable car to Fräkmüntegg, where there is
Kirsch (cherry schnapps); the area is a hair-raising toboggan run, and arrive in
famous for it. Later, enjoy seasonal, Lucerne’s city centre in time for dinner.
modern dishes at family-run restaurant
Schwyzer-Stübli (www.schwyzer-stubli.ch).
Day 4
Start the day with a rendezvous with
Day 2 Modernist Masters at Lucerne’s Rosengart
Spend a couple of hours at the Museum Collection. Cross the Seebrücke to the
of the Swiss Charters, where the earliest Bourbaki Panorama to see the world’s
documents of the Swiss Confederation largest round mural, a visual history of
are kept. Round the corner is the the 19th century. Fill up on a hearty lunch
Schweizeriches Nationalmuseum, which at family-friendly Hofgarten, round the
has interesting multimedia displays on corner. Then catch a train to Stans (p225),
life in Schwyz from 1300 to 1600. Take the where you can board the funicular to
Rolenflue-Mythenregion cable car up (and Kälti, and transfer onto the double-decker
up) for pleasant mountain strolls. Return open-top cable car up to the Stanserhorn
to town for a dinner of Älplermagronen summit. On your way back to Lucerne stop
(macaroni and cheese) made with Sbrinz, at Cubasia (041 619 71 71) in Stans for a
the quintes sential cheese of the region. spicy mix of Chinese and Cuban cuisine.
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