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Mountains of Rock, Chocolate and Discovery
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It is not easy to sum up the adventures that pass in between these increasingly inconsistent posts. But I can only say that the lack of my communication serves as testimony to just how much time is invested in these adventures.
I'm on the final stretch of my stay in Switzerland, currently staying overnight in Zermatt and hoping to get a view of the Matterhorn before heading on south to Italy. The last few days have ...
Last day in Zermatt
... 15 cff a single serving, we negotiated with the girls that we would have 2 fondues to share and we would come back later. When we returned the restaurant was still closed, so instead we strolled down to the largest chocolate shop in town and bought 5 chocolate pieces, one for each of us which totalled 15 cff - delicious but dear. We then stopped at the supermarket picked up some cream, a block of chocolate some strawberries and bananas and came home to make our own Swiss ...
Skiing
... love to come in winter, we were talking to one of the locals and he told us in full winter where we were skiing is often too cold and most people ski the lower summits around Zermatt. In winter this place would turn into a skiers and snow boarders paradise with over 350 of tracks to ...
Matterhorn
... to climbers who have lost their lives in the attempt to climb the mountain and read their headstones. Even though Zermatt is famous because of the Matterhorn, there are over 38 peaks in the area, a number of Glaciers and over 50 lakes and almost 100 fresh water springs that make this area magical. The rushing sound of the streams as they merge into the main river in town is a constant background noise, it is amazing when a town lacks traffic how quiet ...
Alpine hike
... the scenery, there was a BBQ and heaps of picnic chairs around the garden, we ate our Tim Tams and fruit before starting the 1 1/2 hour trek back down. We all loved the walk and the time flew so quickly, there was so much to take in, the rugged houses, the rustic animal barns, the shepherds starting to herd their animals in for the afternoon. The colours and the smell of the forest was so different to anything we have trekked in before. I think we will all sleep well ...
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