Switzerland 2006

Getting to Zermatt was an experience. We had to change trains in Zurich, Geneva and Visp, which is in fact a town, not a crappy nightclub. Luckily we didn't miss any trains and we made it to Zermatt just fine.
In Zermatt we stayed at the nicest hotel of the entire trip, where my parents stayed during their trip to Europe 20 years ago. We rode the funicular up to the top of the Gornergrat, a mountain in the Swiss Alps. There was a Swiss Army store on top of this mountain (yes, really) and, being myself, I had to buy a knife there. We then took a leisurely stroll back down the mountain, eventually happening upon the Zermatt Marathon, which started in town and ended up in a mountain valley. The runners were insane.
Oh, and I had real fondue. It was quite good, although the cheese fondue had about equal parts wine and cheese.




The whole family in front of the Matterhorn, which was covered by clouds from the time we got there until about 15 minutes before we left.




The Matterhorn. Sans clouds (except for that little one)