A 4km hike from home through "Weg der Schweiz" into the romantic Tannwald forest brings me to Marienhöhe: A tiny peaceful chapel of Mother Mary with baby Jesus surrounded by lush green trees. Here, Silence envelopes the Body, Mind and Soul.. One gets quiet to the core...

And hardly a couple of steps away, awaits a stunning view of the two Mythen peaks and Fronalpstock, with Lake Lucerne and the Rütli directly below, along the rock wall. This is where Charles Giron is said to have stood in 1902 to work on the 11.5 x 5-meter oil-on-canvas painting named "Cradle of confederation" for the National Council chamber of the Federal Parliament building in Bern. 

Even though it's kinda cloudy, I stand a couple of minutes to just take in the view -- the lake, the mountains, the forest.. is a humbling Moment as always. Body, Mind and Soul refreshed, i head back home, partly running, partly walking.. Where a nice Chocolate-Banana-Cream (a la Lukas) cake awaits to be devoured..