. deLuxique .: Last Lap: Zermatt @ Switzerland

Days 16: Zermatt, Switzerland

It was an eventful journey to Zermatt.

We had arrived at Zurich, Switzerland via flight. It takes only 1 hour to reach there, as compared to train ride of 8 hours!

Peaks beyond the Clouds

By 430pm, we were already in Zurich. After 16 days in Europe, we started to get overly confident and started on the self-service Machine to get our train tickets.

In the end, we took the wrong train, made a huge detour, and arrived in Zermatt at 9pm, freezing cold, and hungry.

The train route is actually simple: Take from Zurich to Visp, then take the special train to Zermatt (in between there are other stations for towns towards Zermatt). Total hours: 3.

Zermatt Train: Take from Visp!

Zermatt was dark when we arrived. We checked in to the nice resort and decided to start our following day early.

Relieved!

When we arrived at the resort and was up to our standard!

Day 17: Snow. Mountains.

It's interesting each time we travel across countries. Last year when we were in Europe, we travelled from City in Paris to county in Provence and seaside in Nice. Weather was also from Autumm to 'Summer'.

This time round, the feel is similiar, except that now there's one more element: snow.

We took the easy way up to the mountains: by train.

Both of us love mountains, because the feeling of just being among mountains is exhilarating. You feel overwhelmed simply by their sizes, and yet there is a strong sense of liberation mixed with some fear (of getting lost!).

I know nothing about mountains. I'd hope to learn more to appreciate individual one, but that's the general feeling for me whenever I see mountains.

The train reached the highest peak at 3,500M above sea level at Gornergrat Station overlooking the Matterhorn.

Zermatt is a very small town.

Pictures are bigger than words here. So enjoy, my readers!

Our Hotel - Right out of the restuarant