The Glacier Express

The first day of our trip, we took the regional trains from Neuchatel to Zermatt. We caught the early train at 8:30 am and arrived in Zermatt shortly after 12:00. We had to change trains twice. One time we only had 5 minutes and we made it! The ride took us down thru Lausanne, along Lake Geneva and to Brig. From Brig to Zermatt it was a very beautiful, mountainous ride.

We dropped our bags at the hotel and took a walk up thru town. It was a great day to see the Matterhorn!

It was funny, I saw on the internet that it was suppose to be -3 Celsius. So we all took our warm clothes and jackets. It was so warm that we were getting hot.

Zermatt is a very nice, quaint town nestled in the mountains. There aren't any cars allowed. They have horse drawn carriages from several of the hotels and then electric carts as well.

The next morning we got up and caught the Glacier Express. The train wasn't long and all the cars had the panoramic windows.

Everyone was ready to embark on our 8 hour journey thru southern Switzerland to St. Moritz.

There is quite a bit of rock in this area and lots of land slides. They have used the stone for their roofs. I believe there is 2 layers.

We had to wear sunglasses the sun was so bright.

I think my favorite part is when we got up to where the snow was blanketing everything.

Mom and Dad enjoyed some wine. We were served a meal for lunch.

All the views were so pretty. The blue sky accentuated everything even more.

I believe we are starting our ascent to the Oberland Pass.

We were able to capture the picture of the skiers ready to take the plunge. There are ski areas everywhere.

Now we are approaching the St. Moritz region.

St. Moritz is a nice area but just didn't have the charm like Zermatt. This was the view from our hotel.

The hotel was located right in the middle of town. It was a very old hotel but nice. However, it was the most confusing hotel to get around. We had a delicious dinner at their Chinese restaurant.

The next morning we did a walk thru town and caught the train back to Neuchatel. We had another long journey ahead of us - 5 1/2 hours. We had to change trains twice and going thru Zurich. We made one big loop around Switzerland. I think we were all ready to ride a train for awhile.

We enjoyed our visit with Mom and Dad. We were sad to see them go. I think Maggie (our dog) is missing them the most. She was always being taken outside by my Dad.