Hotel Art de Vivre Crans-Montana

... a long time about that. Eventually we fell asleep, and I felt refreshed, it's amazing how much I rely on friends, and she has truly become a very close one.<br><br>The next day the son drove us to the train station, where Meghan and I said our goodbyes. I don't think it's the last time we'll see each other, but it was still sad. The ride into Milan was short and uneventful, but once there, I had a frantic time. I had planned all my train and bus schedules around ...

... the casualties of the Matterhorn.<br>Zermatt itself is tiny, with only electric taxis. It is much colder than Lauterbrunnen even though it's on the border of Italy.<br>Switzerland is strange. It has no language of its own. In Bern, Lauterbrunnen and Zermatt they speak German but in Montreux they speak French, even the train announcements change languages. It gets confusing, so I just stick to greeting people in English most of the time. When I had arrived here I was fuming a bit because I ...

... was small but nice. It was called Le Petit Hotel so everything was &#8216;petite&#8217;! The lift was little, the bar was little, the rooms were little, but it was all very nice. Our room was very comfortable and we thought that it was definitely big enough, it would have been just a little bit bigger than our bedroom at home.<br><br>Witek wasn&#8217;t feeling very well, he had been a bit sniffly for a few days so we decided to go out for an early dinner then have an early ...

... br>We had decided to travel via Aosta, so as to get as close to the roadbook outlined route as possible. About midday, we got our first views of Mont Blanc, or Monte Bianco, as the Italians know it. As we turned off the motorway, we could still see it, until the narrow winding roads took us across the other side of another mountain.<br><br>Now we realised this was our last chance to get the police photo, as soon we<br>wouldn't be in Italy any ...

... took Evie back up via the Tram to the top of the Klein Matterhorn just before the last ride at 4:30p. Along the way, they watched a parade of swiss dancers with typical accordian players as they paraded down main street as part of an annual traditional festival.<br> <br>                  <br>

... to climb the Matterhorn the next day. If we had said yes, we would have been awoken at 4:30 for breakfast and began the 7+ hour ascent at 5am. Needlessly to say, we declined. <br><br>Instead, we took the Gondola/Tram/Tram route to the top of the Klein Matterhorn (little Matterhorn) at 3800m for a short ...

On Friday, we continued to "get the most" from our unlimited passes by taking the kids up to 3100m and the top of the Rothorn. Our journey took us up a Cog Railway (entirely inside a tunnel) to a Gondola. From ...

... train to 3,200 meters and hiking some of the way back down. The glaciers were impressive, however the views were muted as the weather was a bit cloudy.<br><br>                 <br>

... no bag and everyone's ticket. -"Hai perso il treno?" (Did you miss your train?) -"Si" -"E tua valigia?" (And your suitcase?) -"Sul treno" (On the train.) -"Da solo?" (By itself?) -"No, i miei amici sono sul treno, ma ho il loro biglietto." (No, my friends are on the train, but I have their ticket.) -"Oh." -"Si." (pausa) -"Allora, puoi prendere il metro al Porta Susa, tutti i treni fermano li dopo qui. Puoi incontrare i tuoi amici e dargli la biglietta ...

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