Some non-mountain-biking things we did.
We rode the Gornergrat train from Zermatt to its station at almost 3,000 metres. The train line is steep and uses a cog system between the rails to drag the train up. There is a grand old hotel above the station with astronomical observatories in its roof and a 360 degree view of mountains and glaciers, and The Matterhorn.
Alpine choughs, smaller than crows with a musical song, red legs and yellow beaks.
Just one of about eleven glaciers visible from Gornergrat. Actually, I think this is two glaciers that join together to create one of the longer ones we could see.
Another day, we did a five hour hike. Early in the morning hoping to see wildlife.
Plenty of wildflowers, even at the end of summer.
One of two wild mountain goats that we saw.
A cheeky marmot, peering at us from his burrow only about 10 metres away. We saw quite a few. They have a loud chirping call to warn each other of approaching humans. They are rodents, about twice the size of a cat.
Reflections on Lake Stellisee. Looking away from The Matterhorn.
We mostly ate in our apartment but we went out for dinner on three nights.
And up the gondola for lunch at 2572 metres.
Discovered a kangaroo on the ceiling of the main church in Zermatt.
We saw paragliders landing in Zermatt every day and watched them launch from this mountain near the Rothorn cable car station at 3105 metres.
We also almost (not really) climbed The Matterhorn. I'll tell you about that in my next post.
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