Hotel Couronne Zermatt

... 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 ...

I am only stayin the night just to see the Matterhorn. The sun is out and I took a hike up nearby hill. It was about an hour and a half uphill walk with regular short stops to catch my breath. I think I have had enough of hiking now, I did 4 hours of it at Montreux as well, I must have the best **** at the moment. Spectacular view of the mountain at the hilltop though. It's less of a mountain and more of a giant pinnacle of rock. It looks menacing, to prove it there is a nearby graveyard full ...

... our downhill journey we found ourselves on a path that would have been just as steep as our first path, only this time we were only going down it. Or so we hoped. We had just followed our noses to get there so I was dreading that we might discover at the bottom that we had gone the wrong way and would have to retrace our steps all the way back up!<br><br>We breathed a sigh of relief at the bottom when we found the sign pointing downhill to Zermatt. There were also signs ...

... town of Seez. We must have taken some wrong turning around here, because the GPS went a bit mad. So we found a place to turn round (not easy on those roads) and went back until we could agree with the direction the GPS wanted to take.<br><br>We'd sent a text to Tom to say we'd arrive about 2 p.m, and could he arrange for some food to be left for us from the barbeque which had been arranged. He confirmed, and said he'd come down for us at that time.<br>

Guten Tag!<br><br>I just returned from an adventure to Zermatt, Switzerland, where I kind of got to use my German skills for the first time in five years. Zermatt is in the German speaking region of Switzerland, butof course they speak Swiss-German which is pretty much impossible to understand. But the written language was the same and for once I was a language asset to my group. <br>We left for Zermatt at 6 am, and 4 hours and a beautiful train ride later we ...

... lungs. I was on the trip with 4 other grad students, and we basically just watched the chaos for the next 4 hours placing bets on how long it would be until they started throwing up. In all seriousness it was like a car wreck ... you can't help but look. We got into Zermatt at about 6:00pm, and quickly headed to our hostel to drop off our bags. Luckily, the total group, around 35 people, was split up into 2 hostels ...

... top at around 10:30am. Rich had a massage appointment at 11am today so we should be conquering the Matterhorn by lunchtime. A gondola and tram ride up and we're at the top of the mountain. Visibility is low, a couple of peaks are in our sights as well as a few flat looking trails. Hmm? I thought the Matterhorn was the highest point in Switzerland so why do I see mountain ...

... when you see THE MATTERHORN you know exactly which one it is. We arrived in Zermatt, then we went up a nearby mountain, then we went down, then we drank some alcohol, then we slept, then we hiked, then we went home. I liked seeing THE MATTERHORN and I liked walking through the ice caves and I liked meeting lots of people and there was a big glacier as well. The End.

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