After breakfast I left in a cool downpour, cycled along the lake and then south to Giswil by the Sarner See. Through the mist and fog I could see the silhouette of giant mountains. Got the noon train up to Brunig, where I got off and coasted, freezing, to the Agostini residence in Meiringen. Had lunch and read that afternoon. After dinner he fixed me up with an address in Interlaken. I pray the clouds lift so I can see the Eiger, Monch, and Jungrau peaks.
Train 1.00
Candy .25
Mileage: Luzern to Meiringin 40 km
After breakfast we went to church down the street. Except for the language, the service was identical to our Catholic service. The church was new, spacious and modern in design. After lunch I went to the Transportation Museum where I spent four hours browsing through bicycles, cars, trains, ships, airplanes, telephones, etc. Afterward I walked to the Hermitage Hotel, where Hans' mother works at the mini-golf. We had dinner with Susie, and across the way we could see the lights of Lucerne reflected in the sea. Took the bus home, wrote and retired.
Museum .25
Bus .20
Candy .50
As I set out to Fluelen it started raining. I got my bike on the small boat and we left Fluelen at 12:12. Tugged through the green waters of the Lake, with rain falling outside. Changed boats at Brunnen, and I left my ski jacket on the small boat. Nobody's perfect!
Arrived in Luzern at 5 pm, rain still falling. Checked in at Mr. Birnstiel's house, left a number. I went back to the station and called it. Got another number. After an hour I got through to Hans Peter Tschupp, who invited me home. That night we went to a con
cert at the Kunsthaus, on the shore of Lake Lucerne.
[The concert was Ludwig van Beethoven's Ouverture zum Trauerspiel, and the Mass in C Minor op 86. The director was Eduard Muri, with Solists Josefine Hocher, Elanor-Jans-Ulmi, Peter Sigrist, and Eduard Stocker. I remember how much I enjoyed the concert, and felt I was royalty. Earlier in the day, losing my jacket, and being in the rain, I remember I was feeling a lot more like a peasant! Years later, while stationed in England, I would return here, and remember it as one of the most inspiring evenings of my four month trip]
Expenses: Boat $2.00
Candy .25
After breakfast I left in a cool downpour, cycled along the lake and then south to Giswil by the Sarner See. Through the mist and fog I could see the silhouette of giant mountains. Got the noon train up to Brunig, where I got off and coasted, freezing, to the Agostini residence in Meiringen. Had lunch and read that afternoon. After dinner he fixed me up with an address in Interlaken. I pray the clouds lift so I can see the Eiger, Monch, and Jungrau peaks.
