Rex Zermatt

... control recently has broken down, this was the perfect sign to follow, where I planed to cross the border to Switzerland.<br><br>Just arrived in late afternoon to Aosta, I was not only already entered to the italian part of the alps but also to the point of good bye. Here I decided not to spend another night in Italy and crossed the border to my homecountry Switzerland a hour later at Calle del Gran San Bernardo. <br><br>BIENVENUE EN SUISSE - WELCOME TO SWITZERLAND

... used my final day of my eurrail pass for this trip only to find that the trip from Visp station to the Zermatt was not valid despite being told by two train operators that it was. I also couldn't get through to the girl at the station that my eurrail pass allows me discounts for the train but she kept telling me, 'no, no, you can't use anymore days it's full'. Today wasn't the first time I have been stuffed around by the Swiss. It's hard to believe that Einstein was educated here.<br><br><br>

... to go UP it in 20 minutes!! Unbelievable! <br><br>On our walk back to the hotel we had our first of what would be many encounters with cows and their bells in Switzerland. There was a guy walking his cows into town and they all had bells around their necks making a clunky tune as they walked. It was so charming!<br><br>Back to our room and Witek was feeling a bit worse for wear seeing as he wasn&#8217;t 100% well before our 5 hour hike. We decided to just get take away ...

... 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>

... a guest speaker, the President of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, on the role of non-state actors in international humanitarian law. On Wednesday, we had another guest speaker from the University of Business and International Studies Geneva, who spoke to us about the United Nations System and Multilateral Diplomacy. On Thursday we did not have school because of the holiday "Jeune Genevois," so I spent the day catching up on relaxation and ...

... 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>

... a couple of hours ("drink" turned into "drinks"). We had a not-so-good fondue dinner, hung out for a little while, and then EVERYONE passed out early. Sunday was very painful. I felt muscles I never knew existed before! Annie and I set up appointments for massages, and then we all walked around town looking at useless **** no one really needs. We had some delicious pizza for lunch and found a nice place to sit ...

... really isn't that stunning. However, even my expectations were surpassed by the Matterhorn. The peak does have an undeniable presence. The wonderful part is that the peak is surrounded by dozens of other stunning views also which simply adds to all tourists viewing pleasure. I spent three days in Zermatt, a little touristy town at the end of the train tracks closest to the Matterhorn. Normally, I am very reluctant to go to touristy ...

... settle" on sitting at a restaurant on a balcony with completely unobstructed views of the majestic peak that stands alone amongst the mountains. We took our time eating our meal. We sat next to each other with the mountain in front of us. It is hard to explain just how breathtaking it was. We tried and tried to see that Abominable Snowman, but we had no luck. Eventually, we relented and left the restaurant. We walked along a couple of paths towards ...

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