Last Night in Zermatt

First of all, let me say we have all voted that as unlikely as it may seem, they have the BEST pizza of anywhere in the world we've been! The lasagna got a second place award! Even Gaby ate an entire 8" thin crust pizza. The tomato sauce and the cheese are outstanding!

This morning we took a cog wheel train to the top of the mountain where there was a magnificent view of the Matterhorn. We saw the second highest mountain in Europe but because of the perspective it looked lower than the Matterhorn!!

Lunch was on top of the mountain- a typical Swiss meal. I had something called Rosti which is made with delicious hash browns and ham and fried eggs- but made differently than we do it in the US. Grant and Duffy had welsh rarebit with ham, toast and fried eggs on top! Also rated very highly by by Grant and Duffy!

After this fantastic lunch Duffy, Gaby and I all took the train down the mountain while Bill, Grant, Trey and Annette hiked down the Gornergrat. (that is the name of the mountain we were on.) Since they hiked so quickly, as a bonus, the guide, Pritska, took them on an additional hike to the Gorner Gorge! Way to go guys!!!

While we were on top of the Gornergrat, we had our photos taken with Nana, an adorable St Bernard complete with the requisite keg! This was another surprise from our fabulous travel agent!!! She keeps spoiling us! We just got the photos a few minutes ago and they are awesome!! I can't post them on the blog but you'll see them when you visit us.

Duffy was a trooper by the way!! Made it all the way to the top walking up a bit of a steep slope!! It was a great day enjoyed by everyone!!!

Tomorrow we take the Glacier Express to St Moritz- an 8 hour train ride. However, this trip is rated the third best train trip in the world! The scenery is supposed to be spectacular!!

I forgot to mention something very important! We had a surprise "taxi" ride to the Zermatterhof Hotel yesterday-- a beautiful blue carriage pulled by a wonderful horse! Gaby has the toy replica of the horse and carriage they gave her!