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Monday, February 10, 2014

:: Misi Jelajah Dunia - Switzerland ::

Assalamualaikum, hello people...

In continuation of the previous vacation chapter, now it's time for S.W.I.T.Z.E.R.L.A.N.D. It's the Swiss, people!! Oh my...she is VERYY GORGEOUS. A very beautiful country that you could've ever imagine. The most recommended place of other places in Europe I've been to so far! Period. *millions of thumbs up!*

We went straight to Zurich on the 24th Dec 2013 from Klagenfurt. It was a verryy long journey spent in one of Eurail's trains. If I can remember it correctly, it was DB Bahn. We didn't do much in Zurich, just a mere transit you can say. We needed to rush up so that we managed to arrive before dark. So it was quite a pity there. And from there we hopped on to a Swiss train to Lucern as our hostel is located somewhere there. This time it took us around 45 minutes only. Then we took a bus for another 10 minutes, bla bla bla..finally arrived! Bellapark Hostel - worth staying hostel - Yeay!

Then a plot of sad story took place. We decided to look for some halal food and ingredients for our two days in Lucern. Took the 10 minutes bus and reached the city. It was already dark and the shops were closed!! 98 % of them! We went to a shop that sells kebab as suggested by Zabiha.com, the owner was closing the shop too. Argghh.. what are we gonna eat? Well, this might be because it's co-incidentally on the lovely night of the-once-in-a-year-24th-Dec. People were probably having their roasted turkey and toast by now, celebrating their festive. And so, the only option that we had was to sacrifice our precious instant noodles. luckily we still have you! alhamdulillah.

The next day, alhamdulilah we found back our happiness! We had the opportunity to climb up ok fine, we went with the cable cars to the gorgeous Mount Pilatus. Weehooo! There are few pit-stops before you could reach to the top of the mountain. You are only allowed to go up further if the weather permits. So the tickets were sold by stops. We went up to the 2nd stop since it was windy, that we weren't allowed to go further, and were terrific with the view. Subhanallah. Glory be to Allah alone. Alhamdulillah for this experience. The snows are everywhere! The ground was freezing and covered by those white fellas. It was the first time ever for most of us, so we were all snapping photos, rolling up a 'life' broadcast, and goofing around like a kindergarten kids. *maaf, bukan pura-pura. memang kami jakun dengan snow. Malaysia mana ada snow maa. korang pun sama je kan. jangan nak kelentong lah hahaha*

Then after spending hours there, we decided to ask if we could go to the top. And yes we CAN! Alhamdulillah. Paying for the next tickets and off we go to the top! There was a restaurant and even a hotel there. It was freaking cold and windy outside. So we decided to have a lunch first. Having it with the Swiss mountains as a background, everything tasted so yummeh! As soon as we gathered our strength, we climbed up to the top. they made stairs, and yeah, we c.l.i.m.b.e.d it :) But it was a bit slippery that you must be extra careful. And then suddenly, it was snowing! We were all soo verryy excited! Alhamdulillah. Time ni snow kejap je. tapi time nak turun dekat 2nd stop tu memang lebat gilos. sampai ktorg yang jakun terlajak ni keluar ambil feel snowing-snow kejap hihihi :)

Pictures!
~ magnificent view from inside DB Bahn ~
~ one of our friend having a discussion with Christian mubaligh ~
~ Lucern city. Chapel Bridge is here! ~
~ Pilatus Cable Station ~
~ off we go! ~
~ the second stop ~
~ Subhanallah ~
~ I was here! ~


~ our chilly smiley Mr. Snowman ~





~ off we go to the TOP! ~
~ the TOP station ~

~ restaurant KL Tower pun confirm kalah yaww~


~ SUHANALLAH ~




~ all I can say is ALHAMDULILLAH ~

And before signing off, we booked a Golden Pass Panoramic train with additional €6 per person with a valid Eurail pass from Lucern to Interlaken OST. And from there we continued our next journey to Germany. It was really worth it. A two-hours panoramic view of snowy Switzerland. *thumbs up!*

Majestic views from the train are as below: 
 


~ subhanallah ~
~ beautiful icy Swiss. Allahuakbar ~
~ snowy Interlaken OST ~

And soo.. would you afford to miss this terrific place? Oh come on! You better not! This is only Pilatus, not even Titlis yet. I'm sure the 'top of Europe' would offer you double than this. Even though Swiss was known for its pricy things, I'm sure you could manage it. Cook on your own or bring your own food from home will help you with the budget :)

The end of this long, full-of-image chapter! maybe I should consider writing story books thehehe.

Till the next one! Adios!
Alhamdulillah wa syukurillah.

Wassalam.

 

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