20060609-20060613 Europe : Switzerland - Zermatt


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Switzerland - Zermatt
Zermatt is a small town in the Swiss Alps, which is closest to the triangularlly shapped mountain Matterhorn (4478m), the 7th highest peak of the Alps.
This is my 4th times here, and I have the best viewing of Matterhorn as the previous times Matterhorn were covered by cloud.
The main attraction of Matterhorn is to travel by cable cars to the summit of the mountain Klein Matterhorn (3883m), to watch Matterhorn; and to travel by mountain train to Gornergrat (3136m) to watch Matterhorn and Mont Rosa (4638m), the 2nd highest peak of the Alps.
Watching the impressive Matterhorn (4478m) from Zermatt At Klein Matterhorn (3883m) : Looking at Matterhorn At Klein Matterhorn : At the right is Breithorn (4164m)
At Klein Matterhorn : Directions board At Klein Matterhorn : Directions board At Klein Matterhorn : Breithorn at the left
At Klein Matterhorn At Klein Matterhorn : Looking at Matterhorn At Klein Matterhorn : Looking at Matterhorn
At Klein Matterhorn : Looking back at the town of Zermatt in the middle On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn and Zermatt On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn
On the train to Gornergrat : Older train cars On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn and train On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn and train
On the train to Gornergrat : Newer train cars On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn and train On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn
On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn and train On the train to Gornergrat : Matterhorn On the train to Gornergrat : Glacier
Gornergrat hotel At Gornergrat : Directions board At the summit of Gornergrat (3136m) looking back at Matterhorn and the hotel
At the summit of Gornergrat looking back at Matterhorn and the hotel At Gornergrat : Directions board At Gornergrat : Directions board
 
At Gornergrat : From left : Monte Rosa's Dufourspitze (4638m), Liskamm's Westgipfel (4478m) At Gornergrat : Monte Rosa at the left, Liskamm at the right, Gornergletscher glacier in the middle