My Unexpected Venture

Whenever I leave the country to visit another, I would always think of myself as a common sightseer; that means busying myself to visit the most eminent tourist spots, eat the most sumptuous traditional delicacies, and meet several foreign friends. But when I arrived just recently in Switzerland, I had a different travel plan--attend business arrangements, show up in a conference, meet up with a prospect client, and author business reports. I already resigned my dream of enjoying Switzerland since on the last two days of my stay, nothing changed much in my routine except for an additional errand: make an ocular visit to Lucerne City.

I set off to the city and accomplished my errand. But just when I was about to get back to mainland Switzerland, a Swiss friend came up to me and made an invitation to the enchanting Mount Pilatus. I had no aim for play that second as I was so preoccupied with work but I just could not say no.

Shortly after, we took advantage of a comfy gondola ride to get to the top of the 7,000-feet mountain. As we ascended, we feasted our eyes on the outstanding view of the whole Lucerne City, snowy Alps, and the azure lake. The ride took some minutes and after a while, we set foot at the appealing Mount Pilatus. I wasted no second so I elatedly maximized my short stay; I hiked for some minutes with my Swiss friend and had the chance to ride on the toboggan slide, the longest in Switzerland. The place was so enchanting so I made sure to take photos of the whole view as a permanent souvenir of my unplanned Mount Pilatus visit.