I decided this year to make a winter ski trip a bit further away than usual. I flew into Zurich this morning with a friend a fellow self employed contractor, Rob.
The flight was fairly non eventful and got us into Zurich at the ungodly hour of 6:30am. From there we needed to take a train. I’ve been to Switzerland before, but the trains still amaze me. Everything arrives right on time, they are clean and comfortable, and the connections are easy. But what surprised me the most this time was the train from Visp to Zermatt. This train actually ascends over a mountain, partly helped by a cog wheel. The views are quite amazing and the steep grade that the train climbs is very neat to experience.
Zermatt resembles a traditional Swiss town, at least from the looks of the buildings. The weather in the village was awesome, sitting at around 7 degrees this afternoon. It’s a small village and most things are easily accessed by foot, at least when you are not walking in ski boots!
The views of the Matterhorn were nice too, both from the village site, and closer to the train station.
I’ve not actually got on the slopes yet, but I will tomorrow after a good nights sleep. I will post more through the week.