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Golzernsee itself is a small alpine lake in a glacial trough, perfect for summer swims and picnics.
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Or simply head 20 minutes from the hotel and explore the continent's largest alpine lake by boat.
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It started with a 20-minute ride in a festive horse-drawn carriage to Erhai, (roughly translated as "Ear-Shaped Sea"), an alpine fault lake situated close to Xizhou.
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Some people treat the drive up the winding roads that lead north, to the nearby Swiss border and Alpine end of Lake Como, as a further exercise in gawping.
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The gorgeous scenery around the silvery lake, alpine yet not in a welcoming way, makes all the pools of psychic pain seem even blacker.
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Stop at Ristorante La Froda in Foroglio for lunch (do not miss the polenta), snap a few pictures and soak in the alpine landscape before heading back to the lake.
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Ramble through romantic river valleys, hike among fragrant pines, bag Alpine peaks or simply go for a walk by the lake or through the dunes.
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The first 800m are an intense vertical climb through Alpine meadow, but the trail levels out at an altitude of 1, 500m and the rarefied views of Lake Uri are worth the sweat.
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