Sunday, June 29, 2008

Swiss Summer


This is what Wengen should look like! Having not seen much in March, it was nice to arrive to good weather. Last May when I was here, we had heavy snow, so didn't get much walking done. This time it was far better.

I really wanted to do the walk from Schynige Platte to First, but the path was still covered in snow. The Eiger trail was open, despite still having a few snow patches, so I did that.


The alpine flowers were putting on a good show for all to see, and the cattle were just starting to get up to high pasture.


With the opening of the new rail tunnel, journey times to Zermatt have been cut dramatically, so we decided to take advantage and go for a day trip. I really am in awe of the place. The Matterhorn is just so dominant, and imposing, and the walking looked good. Definitely a place I want to return to again.