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Next Stop Verbier

Today was a fairly low key day for us.  Before we get there, we should let you know about our dinner last night.  We went to Restaurant Du Pont last night for some fondue.  This was one of the oldest restaurants in Zermatt.  Compared to Ferdinand’s earlier in the week, it was not as good; however, we were still happy to be eating cheese.

After eating dinner, we headed back to the hotel to pack and attempt to update the blog so images aren’t rotated.  Unfortunately, there is a bug where it looks right on an iPad or iPhone but is flipped on a computer.  I think we now have it fixed.  We also worked on trying to get the subscribe option to work.  Therefore, let us know if you get an email notification about this blog post or if you don’t.

This morning, we left the hotel in our electric chariot taking us to the train.

Today was our last time of making the transfer via train.  The train was pulling in as we arrived at the station.  Once loaded up we headed down the mountain to Tasch to pick up our car/minivan.

The car we got is 4×4 but unfortunately is quite big and ugly.  We didn’t get a photo of it but we will at some point.  I’ll use this for an example:

The drive from Tasch to Verbier was fairly grey.  It looked like the views would have been nice but was mostly covered by either clouds, fog, or smog.  We couldn’t tell.  Anyways, here is a brief clip showing our drive in.

Once we got here, it was a little too late to hit the hill.  Instead we went and grabbed some lunch at some sort of health food cafe that is part of the W Hotel.  We both had bowls and I had a juice.  It was nice to eat something healthy after eating so much cheese.  The rest of the day is fairly uneventful.  Mostly, laundry, settling in to the new hotel, and getting important supplies such as hotel wine.  The one thing I will say about this hotel is it is not nearly as nice as Zermatt.  That being said it will do for the three nights we are here.

 

 

Zermatt- it’s a wrap!

Our last day full day in Zermatt, here’s the recap.

Last night we walked around the town a bit, it really is so pretty here. There’s a lovely church where all the mountaineers of yesteryear are buried and right next door is the town hall and police station. And this!

Also the world’s largest Alphorn. 

We grabbed drinks in a cool bar tucked inside the Old Zermatt restauarant and also ran into our ski guide David there. If anyone is thinking about coming to Zermatt we highly recommend booking a guide through David and his outfit Alpine Exposure. Super nice guy and he found us a powder stash. Yay!

After drinks we had pasta at Pizzeria Roma up the street. Super low key and friendly spot for a comfort food pasta dinner.

This morning we got up early, had breakfast and hit the mountain for our last day. Unfortunately there was weather around the Matterhorn so we weren’t able to go up to the glacier again but it was ok, there is PLENTY of skiing to be had even without the upper, upper mountain. We stuck to the western side of the valley, northern facing slopes which were protected from the storms that tend to come up and over from Italy. We skied the little cable car as everyone seems to refer to it, it’s a peak to peak relic that provides access to a ton of off piste skiing. So fun! Dave tried to make a gopro video but unfortunately just got great shots of his feet.

We also had some important business to attend to today. As many of you know, we put a sticker for Jake up at every resort we visit in Europe. (Sorry this photo is a little wonky but there was a patrol hut right next door and they were giving me the side eye.) Jake loved to ski and travel so we like to think we’re bringing him along with us on a bunch of fun adventures. We hope you enjoy the view of the Matterhorn, Jakey, miss you all the time.

After skiing the off piste area a few times we broke for lunch in Riffelberg. The snow train makes a stop here, I’m obsessed with this little train.

 

 

We ate lunch at the cafeteria again today, with the market tanking in the US and Switzerland being mad expensive we stuck with soup and water. But hey, at least it was soup with a view!

The weather got significantly worse after lunch so with our tired legs, we decided to ski just a little bit more and then make our way back down to the village, about 3000 vertical feet 🙂

We’ve been staying at the lovely Matterhorn Lodge and Apartments here in town. The staff; Ruth, Flo and Lea have all been so lovely and the room and lobby are both great. Tonight they surprised us with Apres in front of the fireplace. (…California, who dis?)

We will post about our dinner tonight tomorrow (hint: cheese of course).  Tomorrow we are off to our next adventure in Verbier.  This will be the last time we have to take our bags on the train.  Wish us luck!