We bought a Swiss Pass that allowed unlimited use of all public transportation in Switzerland. We took advantage of this and essentially spent days in trains enjoying the views across Switzerland and crossing many mountain passes. Unfortunaltely due to the window reflections all the beautiful scenery from the train could not be properly photographed. Here are some pictures from the towns we explored on our Glacier Express ride.
We started by making our way to fancy St. Moritz. This is where the rich and famous spend their vacations and the prize was reflected in the $50 USD per night dormitory bed at the youth hostel.
The St. Moritz youth hostel did have the best breakfast I have ever had in a hostel with a collection of great cheeses.
We spent a couple of days looking out of train windows at amazing scenery. Going from St. Moritz to Zermatt the passes are so steep that we had to switch to a locomotive that engaged cogs in the track.
The train would take us to the very touristy town of Zermatt, located at the base of the Matterhorn.
This are the blackjack goats found only in the Valais area. I had never seen an animal that looks half dipped in ink like that!
We spent one day hiking in Zermatt so we could enjoy views of the Matterhorn. The Matterhorn is there in the picture behind the clouds.
But the wild alpine flowers were very pretty.
The weather threatened to get us wet so we scurried down the mountain.
But we got distracted by more flowers.
In the end we got rewarded with this view of the Matterhorn.
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