On the 5th day, we woke up really early....at about 6 am. We had breakfast and checked out at the earliest possible time. We later walked to Migros to get our lunch to be consumed in the train later. At the same time i tried to get a glimpse of Matterhorn peak which i had missed the evening before. This time i managed to get a shot of it, eventhough the sun was not entirely out yet. Really happy that at least i managed to see it, so my trip to Zermatt was not wasted.
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We then embarked on a 6-hour journey to Lugano. I didn't want to visit Lugano, but Wen Lee was adamant about it, so i guess i had no choice. We travelled back to Visp, and changed for a train to Brig. This train later took us to through the beautiful town of Andermatt and to Goschenen. Near Goschenen, we had the opportunity to go through the railway tunnels of the Gotthard pass. The view of the rock tunnels were simply amazing, coupled with the mist trapped within the valleys, it was awe-inspiring.
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From Goschenen, we changed to another train (this train looked like the MRT) which brought us straight to Lugano via Bellinzona. Lugano , situated in Ticino, lies in a semi-circular bay on Lago di Lugano (Lugano Lake) , between the mountains of Monte Bre and San Salvatore. Both my and Wen Lee's first impression was that Lugano looked a lot like Monte Carlo! With the flats perched on the mountains....just the whole feel. Being in Lugano was a great change due to its warm weather, sunshine and Mediterranean flair. We felt as if we had travelled to Italy, as many Italians settled in Lugano ( including Jarno Trulli, Italian F1 driver). One of our biggest problem in Lugano was that almost NO ONE spoke English there!!
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After checking in to the hotel, we immediately walked to the train station and boarded a train to the town of Melide, just 5 minutes away. Wen Lee's main reason to be in Lugano was to visit the Swissminiatur, a green garden with miniature models of Swiss buildings and attractions. We had a ball of a time behaving like we had just walked out of Gulliver's Travel....haha...the toy trains and cable cars here actually moved like the authentic ones. I was just happy to be basking in sunlight again....the weather in Lugano was really lovely....about 15 deg C and lots of sunshine.
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Later, we travelled back to Lugano and did some sight seeing near our hotel, at the shores of Lago di Lugano. After tiring ourselves out, Wen Lee suggested that we had a proper Italian meal, which was really appropriate as Lugano is famous for everything Italian. We just had some problems communicating with the waiter, but they were really friendly so it was no biggie. After dinner, we trudged back to our hotel for an early night.
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