The Glacier Express - Zermatt

I really wish I hadn't broken my camera. I took the train up to a small town (or just a train station) called Andermatt, which was one of the stops for The Glacier Express. This runs across the south half of Switzerland; eight hours of some of the best views of the Alps ending in a town called Zermatt at the base of the Matterhorn. I caught it half way through its trip. The company that ran the train seemlessly integrated the only means of transportation for the area and this amazing tourist attraction. I was quite impressed (by both the train company and the journey).

Imagine the sky filled with huge cumulus clouds, the big fluffy clouds that roll through the sky. Now imagine huge dark rock, snow capped mountains that fade to a deep rich green at their base piercing these clouds and you'll have an idea of the Swiss Alps. It's truly amazing; none more amazing that the picturesque Matterhorn (shaped like a more craggy base of the Eiffel Tower). The clouds even seemed to slide down the slopes like the glaciers that permanently covered the upper slopes of the mountains and melted as they slid down to the lower altitudes, creating countless streams and waterfalls along the train ride.

Zermatt is a beautiful town. Completely car free and a hopeless ski and hiking resort, it nonetheless is situated among beautiful scenery, the likes of which I have never seen before in my life. I really wish I could show you guys a picture or two. I'm definitely going to have to get another camera soon....

P.S. Another interesting thing is the cemetary in the town, which is filled with people who have died climbing the huge mountains in the area (it's a pretty big cemetary).