Monday, 24 May 2010

Does Uncle Alun have a moustashe?

Our next day of trains was exciting. The first took us through the forest and out of Germany into Switzerland. The second took us to a little station where we saw our very first bit of sun. From there our next train took us up into the mountains, with spectacular views. That day we spent our weeks budget on trains, but it sure was worth it! We arrived in a ski village called Zermatt, The hostel was nice but the showers were rubbish! We got tickets for the rack railway, from Zermatt to the top of the Alps which were covered in waist deep snow! With only 15 minutes before the last train back down, We raced to the very top and took photos. Unfortunatley it was rather cloudy, but it was still amazing to see.
When we got back down to Zermatt, guided by the book we went to this little restaurant and had Fondue! It didn't look like much with a small saucepan of cheese few little potatoes and some bread, but trust me that night I've never been so full!

The day after we went on the Glacier Express. 8 hours on 'The World's Slowest Express Train'. That was incredible. We sat down in our seats, in second class, and it really was amazing. The seats were comfy, and even fit Richard in them, the windows gigantical and we were even waited on so we couldn't say no to a meal. We saw all the views of Switzerland from the little towns in the valleys to the snowy mountain-tops. A definate must do if anyone ever visits Switzerland!

9 comments:

  1. So, I'm intrigued... What does that blog have to do with Uncle Alun's moustache????

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  2. I want to know to!!!! (And yes - he does have a moustache ).

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  3. Well basically, when we were walking through Zermatt, I made some comment about moustashes and Richard said you mean like Uncle Aluns? And I said Unlce Alun doesn't have a moustashe...


    I hope everyone is enjoying my posts by the way :)

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  4. Everybody loves the posts :)

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  5. what no posts today? :(

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  6. Really enjoying reading about your travels. Keep it up!! Loving the photos too.

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  7. I'm enjoying all your posts too :-)

    It all sounds so exciting!

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  8. Rhianna made some comment regarding hating big bushy mustaches that all the Europeans seem to have. So I said like Uncle Alans, and she refused to believe me he had one!

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