Style Hotel Zermatt

... those mountains. For whatever reason, I'm not really sure why, Automobiles that ran on fossil fuels were not allowed in Zermatt. All the transportation included electric cart/cars and horse drawn carts. But you really couldn't call the carts, a ...

... to Grutschalp - about a 15-minute ride. From there we made the easy 1 ¼ hour hike back to our hotel for a late lunch of Swiss style macaroni & cheese (a gratin with potatoes & ham). Lunch was on the restaurant's terrace where had that same great view ...

... . A very long all day journey but the time goes very quickly wish such allot to see andtravelling in such style. We fell in love with Zermatt a mountain ski village. it's very Swiss, compact and interesting.  It sits at the end of the train ...

... was hard to find and we never found the Grand Hotel, so Lucy was disappointed, so there was no point staying any longer. Zermatt loomed in the Matterhorn, so the Chookmobile proved its worth by getting to the top. We once again parked, jumped on the ...

... tower of the medieval 12th century castle remains.  At the end of the 19th century it was transformed into a neo-Gothic style hotel.  Benito Mussolini returned to Lausanne in 1912 for a Middle East conference in the Chateau d’Ouchy where ...

... independently of the passenger. It is offered as either a one day or a three day service.  Depositing the luggage at Zermatt Station before 0900 for collection at Interlaken at 1800 enabled an unburdened day excursion to Saas Fee in the next valley ...

... pretty late as we rolled out of Lauterbrunnen.  We felt so completely privledged and grateful for this experience.  We decided that Zermatt would make "our cup runneth over" so we decided to make some time and head as close to France as we could ...

... : There are several trains and mountain rides to take you up the mountains. Frequently you end up walking downhill, back to Zermatt. Recommended in Walking Switzerland - The Swiss Way (19 hikes), Walking Easy in the Swiss Alps (6 hikes), Walking in ...

... the tourist trap (sorry the summit) of the gornegrat. This was an additional 40 pounds, but i decided that since Zermatt was only 2 streets that i would pay the additional fee, i also considered that if i didn't go and the ...

... small, with a quaint older down town area on Lake Lugano. The second day we pretty much just hung out around the hotel and the girls got a haircut and style at a local salon. While Makenna had her hair high-lighted (looks great, just a hint of purple! ...

... fast that the scenery always seemed to be changing. When we finally tired of the mountains we caught the train back down to Zermatt. Unfortunately, in cars or trains i seem to drift off to sleep really really quickly, and couldnt keep my eyes open on ...

... Well, lets just say the cable car rides were fine but not overly exciting after the ones in Zermatt. Then .... breakfast.... ordinary.... the same as  our hotel breakfast.... ham, cheese, eggs, bread, dodgy yoghurt and bruised apples. No mention ...

Luxembourg I had met Stuart (Speedy) and Kathy in Zermatt, Switzerland last summer. We ran into each other after our respective hikes each afternoon at an outdoor cafe and struck up a conversation and a friendship. I contacted Speedy to let ...