Blackhawk Living Magazine January 2020

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Life through a Lens

Pictures of the year 2019... By Sonia Lamba, Resident since 2015

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eflections on traveling through Lucerne and Alicante... my favorite bits and treasured photos I photographed.

Mount Pilatus... While we were in Lucerne, we took the Golden Round day trip to Mount Pilatus, Lucerne’s landmark mountain, for an incredible panoramic view of the snow-covered Swiss Alps. The half - day trip took us on a breathtaking beautiful gondola ride through different mountain ranges and an aerial cableway to the summit at 7,000 feet high with stunning panoramic views of Lucerne and it’s beautiful lake. It was so much fun to walk among the clouds. The yellow beaked crows zooming past me also added to the whole mystique - hard to miss. To get back, we took a scenic train ride down the mountain to the village below, on the world’s steepest cog railway. From there we went on a boat trip on the spectacular Lake Lucerne that finally brought us back to the city. The whole experience was dramatic, magical and breathtaking.

Myth has it that dragons once lived in the dragon caves of Mount Pilatus also known by the name of dragon mountain and protec

Santa Barbara Castle... Alicante, is one of the most important destinations of the Spanish coasts with rich history, fantastic art and culture, incredible beaches, port, amazing night life, delicious food with rice in

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