Gorgeous hike on the north side of the Matterhorn. We take the cable lift up, Alison had never been in one and it saves us a boring walk over tarmac roads. Zermatt, the village at the foot of this well known mountain, is car free, but it seems just a ploy to charge tourists through the nose for expensive train tickets and parking garages. We;re between seasons so a lot of the exclusive shops (with watches of 45,000 euros!) are closed and there aren’t that many tourists.
May 30 2006
Matterhorn
Gorgeous hike on the north side of the Matterhorn. We take the cable lift up, Alison had never been in one and it saves us a boring walk over tarmac roads. Zermatt, the village at the foot of this well known mountain, is car free, but it seems just a ploy to charge tourists through the nose for expensive train tickets and parking garages. We;re between seasons so a lot of the exclusive shops (with watches of 45,000 euros!) are closed and there aren’t that many tourists.
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