train journey

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train journey

Swiss trains, very efficient. Our train journey wasn’t terribly exciting until we passed through Visp, and began climbing up the valley towards Zermatt. The hills got steeper – steadily turning into mountains, then glimpses of snowy peaks, and that clear mountain air.

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Stocking up

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Stocking up

This Läderach shop was in Zurich Railway Station, and though it’s only one of many in the chain, it’s still really delicious chocolate.
We had a long train journey ahead of us, so stocking up was mandatory!

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too much chocolate?

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too much chocolate?

Is there such a thing? Not in Switzerland, it seems 🙂

Läderach was pretty good chocolate, and to save you the maths, the pralines work out at about aud$130/kg. About par.

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top run

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top run

I took the train to Riffelalp Resort to watch the runners come through – found a spot where I could capture them with the Matterhorn in the background. Go Franz!

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down

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down

Climbing done, the path led down a rocky ridge. Quite technical, and very tough on the old knees! Fortunately, we weren’t going all the way to Zermatt, far below.

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and the view…

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and the view…

It was a stunning day. Towards the end of the climb we came out onto a bit of a ridge, where you could see an unparalelled string of mighty mountains: Pollux 4,092m, Castor 4,228m, Breithorn 4,164m, Matterhorn 4,478m, Zinalrothorn 4,221m, Weisshorn 4,506m, and Bietschhorn 3,934m. … and probably quite a few others I haven’t identified!

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