Our dear friend, Bella (Dolly Goolsby) is on the go again, this time in Italy. She has graciously allowed us to republish her travel blogs. Enjoy!
As I said yesterday, we were going on another scenic train today. Fortunately, the weather cooperated and we had a wonderful trip over the Alps.
We left Pontresina this morning about 9:00 and boarded the Glacier Express train at 9:30 in Samedan. The train started climbing, then we went through a tunnel that spiraled down a mountain. That was interesting. Kind of made some of us a bit queasy!
We could see the front of the train as we went over the Landwasser Viaduct. The train kept climbing, but we could see a village below us.
We went through the city of Chur, which is the oldest city in Switzerland. It has a history of civilization dating back 5,000 years.
Not long after going through Chur, we saw the beginning of the Rhine River, in a huge gorge, called the Swiss Grand Canyon
Around noon, we had a delicious lunch, served by our waiters. Roast pork, vegetables and spatzle, those great German noodles.
As we climbed higher and higher, the train had to use a cog wheel to help it climb to Oberalppass, which is 2,033 meters above sea level. (6700 feet, approximately.). Here, we could look over snow fields that looked so barren and cold. Out in the snow was a little lighthouse. However, if one looked out the windows on the other side of the train, there was the highway, with a group of motorcycles, a couple of hardy bicyclists, and several cars going by. Interesting.
From that point, we started our descent into the Rhone valley. Now we could see where the Rhone river began, but it was just a trickle of a stream up here.
Our good weather went away, and by the time we got to Brig, it was raining. Fortunately, the rain stopped before we got to Zermatt.
We arrived here at 5:30 p.m. It had been a lovely experience. So much beauty in so many different forms. I felt like I had sensory overload.
We walked a bit through town, found a nice restaurant and had dinner. By the time dinner was over, we were all feeling tired. So, here we are, settling in for the night and praying for good weather tomorrow and more adventures,
I will write again very soon. I hope you are traveling with us, in spirit,anyway. Till next time.
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