2-06-2011
Loved today.
Early start to try and make the most of the time in Zermatt. A little bump along the way, we were on a train and the conductor told us that the Eurail was not valid on the train. Luckily no fine, just paid for the ticket, quite expensive.
Zermatt is a little town up on the mountains. Trains, electric cars, bicycles and walking are the modes of transport. On arrival the sun had just started perking through the clouds, the snow fall from the day before gave the town an icy touch. There are webcam views of the Matterhorn from the top station of the cable car and the train station at the information centre. The views did not look good, in fact it was cloudy and nothing was visible. We still decided to get to Gornergrat, the weather forecast for Zermatt for the next few days is worse. The train taking us up there is the highest open air cogwheel train in Europe. The ride was wonderful. Having never been in proper snow, we were really excited as the train chugged along through snow covered terrain. Just got better as it went higher. There were sheep lazing in the snow as well as big squirrels(?) burrowing into it.
When we got off at Gornergrat( 3000m) the child within us was set loose. We jumped in the snow, had snowball fights, made a snowman, tackled each other into the snow and loved every moment of it. To top it all, it started snowing.
I was quite happy with the day, sipping hot chocolate looking at the clouds and the white glistening snow. Quite unexpectedly clouds lifted and the Matterhorn appeared, we were so lucky. It was a beautiful sight, had time to take pictures and admire the view. The clouds covered it again, so glad we got to see it.
On our way back, smiling.
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Smiling reading this. Glad you got snow and a view and had fun.
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