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Noah, Momma and Troy catching the Zermatt Glacier Express into Zermatt |
Zermatt Switzerland with Noah
My first trip to the Swiss Alps was New Year's Eve 2017 with my brother and mother. Zermatt is a winter wonderland for snowboarding, skiing and vacationing in general. We will come back.
Sunday, December 31, 2017
My First Trip to Zermatt Switzerland
Venice to Zermatt
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Eurail from Venice, Italy to Zermatt, Switzerland |
Snowboarding in the Zermatt Swiss Alps
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Morning view from balcony facing NE. You can see the sun catching the top of the mountain as it rises from the right. |
Waking the next morning, we found ourselves in the shadow of towering Swiss Alps mountain slopes with snow covering every rock, roof and street in sight. The picture above and the next few pictures are all from our hotel room balconies. These pictures were taken well into the morning, but the mountains kept us in their shadows for most of the morning hours.
Gornergrat - The Matterhorn Railway
With my brother snowboarding down the slopes of the Swiss Alps, I took the underground, incline train from Sunnegga ZBAG-zsb to Zermatt ZBAG-zsb to meet up with our mother at our hotel (National Hotel) and explore more of Zermatt. Momma and I decided to take the a cog train to the top viewing point for the Matterhorn - The Gornergrat, the Matterhorn Railway. First, we had to find the train station. This proved difficult for us. I blame it on thin air. Momma and I walked down many streets (and took many street photos) until we eventually figured out where the Gornergrat train station was (it was pretty much directly behind our hotel, maybe a block or two).
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Momma and me with the Matterhorn behind us. |
New Year's Eve in Zermatt Switzerland
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Grizzly's Bar & Bistro Zermatt, Switzerland |
New Year's Eve in Zermatt, Switzerland was a unique experience. Troy, Momma and I had dinner at a cozy little restaurant named Grizzly's. It was near the train station and not too far of a walk from our hotel (National Hotel). We had reservations but I do not think we needed them. There were several other restaurants, however, to which no more reservations were available. We were very happy to find Grizzly's available after having spotted it as we walked from the Gornergrat Bahn station to our hotel.
Zermatt to Amsterdam by Eurail
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Zermatt to Amsterdam | New Year's Day 2018 |
Leaving Amsterdam for Home
We arrived in Amsterdam late in the evening on the 1st. We did no sightseeing of Amsterdam. We went directly to our hotel, had a bit to eat in the hotel bar and went immediately to bed. The next morning, we took the hotel shuttle directly to the airport. Here's another story for you...
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