Monte Rosa Zermatt
Bahnhofstrasse 80, Zermatt, Valais, Swiss Alps, 3920, Switzerland
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The gentle art of skiing in sunshine
Emily and her husband Andrew visited during a worldwind tour of the world. It was great to catch up and hang out with the 2 after quite a few years.
Then the first day of sunshine after over a week of snowing, meant several ski trips to catch up with different mates and enjoy the huge amount of snow recently dropped and some great sunshine!
As you can see - Disco had a lot of ...
Skiing the Alps!
Wow, what a wonderful experience I had this Thanksgiving. I went with a ski club out of this area and there were 100 Americans that went on this trip. We had the entire hotel for just us. They even cooked up a Thanksgiving dinner for us on Thursday. On Friday, we went skiing, and oh, what an amazing time this was. The snow wasn't great, but how can you complain when you are skiing the Alps and you just look over and see the ...
Cheeky Catch up with Nadia
A friend, Nadia, lives in Milan and after a random email exchange we decided to meet in Sion - close to being in the middle of Lausanne and Milan. After lunch and a stroll around Sion - which is turning into quite a cool place, we then drove to La Vaud and had some wine watching the sunset over the lake before heading to Lausanne to drop off Nadia. In the evening Ana and Stefan had a fab meal with Milagros in Pully - gorgeous evening out and the summer just keeps on giving.
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Matterhorn and an upgrade
... too hot and makes the snow unstable even though where I was it was 4 degrees. From Gornergrat you can also see the Monte Rosa glacier and small research station which is completely self sufficient and is measuring the climate and geological changes. You can also get your picture with a St Bernard dog for 10chf if you desire. I felt rather sorry for the dog. There also happened to be some swiss boy band at the top filming their latest video ...
The Beauty of the Italian Alps
Our stay in Aosta was brief but memorable. The drive up into the foothills was beautiful, with frequent views of castles, villages, and churches, while the beautiful peaks of the Italian alps grew closer. We dropped the car off near the railway station in Aosta, and spent the night at a nearby hotel. ...



