Posted in Europe trip journal, France, Switzerland, tagged couchsurfing, French service, French style, Grampi's Restaurant, Le National, local accomodation, Swiss language, Switzerland, TGV, train, Zermatt, Zermatt photos, Zermatt pictures, Zermatt videos on May 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Switzerland Pictures
Did I mention the servers are slow in France?! I can’t overstate that. Many, though not all, have an aloof and apathetic attitude toward customers. They don’t trip over themselves to please customers as they do in the US. Last night, we waited for what seemed like forever for the bill, like at most [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Switzerland, tagged Alps, Chinese Olympics, hike, Migros, mountains, multicultural, Switzerland, Z'mutt, Zermatt on May 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We hiked a great trail today up and over to Z’mutt. The sun kept coming out and hiding again, so I was hot and cold over and over again. The forceful wind blew rain/snow into our faces since we were walking straight into it. Despite that and possibly a bit of wind burn and/or altitude [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Switzerland, tagged church bells, dogs, Gornergrat, hike, snow, Swiss brands, Switzerland, Zermatt on May 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A lot of people around here have big mountain dogs. We haven’t seen any of the little annoying yappy dogs that were so prolific in France. We even saw a St. Bernard on the top of the Gornergrat mountain today with a rescue barrel hanging on his neck! He was so large and cute! So [...]
Posted in Europe trip journal, Switzerland, tagged Alps, ethanol, hike, Leisee, Sunegga, Switzerland, Tufternalp, wild animals, Zermatt, Zermatt photos, Zermatt pictures, Zermatt videos on May 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We’re here in the season between seasons. The shoulder season is half of April and all of May. Summer goes from June through September. It’s apparent on our hike today that winter is ending quickly. We witnessed icicles melting, hiked down a ski slope and road with sloppy mud and patches of slushy snow, and [...]
