Day 6-7, June 12-13. Zermatt. Finally we are among the beautiful alps. Zermatt sits nestled below the iconic Matterhorn. As a popular ski resort it’s center is a vast collection of hotels and restaurants lining its winding streets. Outside vehicles are prohibited, but small electric taxis, trucks and bikes zip around everywhere. The town is crowded with huge construction cranes used in renovating older hotels and in the ongoing construction of new ones creeping further up the hillsides surrounding this narrow valley.
We spent our first afternoon hiking an alpine trail above the town and the next morning we took a cog railway to the top of Gornergrat, a high mountain with fantastic views of surrounding peaks and glaciers as well as of the Matterhorn when it is not shrouded in clouds.
Glad you made it to Zermat!
ReplyDeleteAs usual beautiful pictures! Cool and damp here nice change from mid 90's a few days ago.
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