Mount Titlis - 21st June

Revised Blog Post

Staying at Sachin’s place in Zurich was a great way to save on three nights’ hotel expenses. After much discussion and internet surfing, we decided that on the fourth day of our trip, we would go to Mount Titlis via Luzern to make the best use of our Swiss Flexi Pass.

On boarding the train from Luzern to Engelberg, we realized it was more of a Desi train. From the train station, the routes are well-marked for heading towards Mount Titlis, where you can see many Mr. and Mrs. Desi with their families. There were a few other Asian visitors, but they were well outnumbered, thanks to our Hindi movie directors who have made our recent heroines dance in the valleys and snows of Switzerland.

There is even a small Indian takeaway restaurant at the foot of the mountain, next to the ticket office. You can check the menu here. The number of Indian visitors has had such an effect on Mount Titlis that you will find signs in Hindi along with other international languages, and there are even “Indian Specialties” waiting for you at the top.

There are three cable cars that take you to the top of Titlis via four sections. The last section is in the world’s first rotating cable car. The top is at 10,000 feet with a glacier all around. We took a ski chair lift (Ice Flyer) to reach Snow Park, where you can enjoy snow even in the month of June.

The weather in the mountains is always unpredictable. There was a sudden change in the weather; while going up, it was very sunny with a blue sky, but later it became dark. After spending an hour, it started to drizzle, so we thought it might be a better idea to come down to Engelberg.

We had our “takeaway” lunch in the center park near the railway station. On our way back from Engelberg, there was a heavy downpour all the way to Luzern. But nothing stopped our spirit; upon reaching Luzern, we strolled around the old town of Luzern.