Our first stop in Switzerland was Lucerne (Luzern). As soon as we set our suitcases down our first order of business (as it was in every hotel) was to make a dash for the balcony or the window to see the view. Our room at the Tourist Hotel overlooked the Reuss River and with the windows open, as they always were on this trip, we could hear the water rushing below. It made for wonderful sleeping! 
On one of the few cloudy, misty days of our trip, we took a boat trip to Kehrsiten from Lucerne in order to ride the Burgenstock Bahn ( a funicular train). The car carried us up the mountain to the Burgenstock Resort; we then walked along the forest path and dirt track to Obburgen, through meadows and wooded nature trail to Stansstad. We then rode the world famous lift up to the Hammetschwand. Once there we could hear the bells in the valley below, and made use of the restaurant's facilities. We were impressed with the plumbing in all of Europe and the washroom--that we reached by boat, funicular, foot and lift--did not disappoint. To my amazement, it was beautifully appointed!Our journey to the Burgenstock Funicular station with a boat ride on Lake Lucerne. The fare for both the funicular and the boat was included in the Europass that we had purchased to tour the continent.
This photo was taken by one of the few fellow hikers that we encountered on our way up to the top. This beautiful overlook of Lake Lucerne was repeated at every turn.
From the boat we could look up and see the lift on the outside of the mountain. If you look closely in this photo, you can see it in the center top.
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