- Caught an afternoon train to Chur. We’d decided to overnight there before joining the Glacier Express and it was a good decision. Stepping out of the train station we had our first taste of getting into the big mountains. Spent a lovely afternoon / early evening walking around the old town (Altstaat).
- Next morning we took the cable car to Brambruesch. This got us up into the snow and tested Julie’s fear of heights and edges in a gentle fashion. She passed with flying colours!
- Caught the Glacier Express from Chur to St. Moritz next afternoon. As first-timers in the Swiss Alps we found it spectacular. Most of our time was spent gazing out the windows. We discovered that it’s hard to get a decent photo through the window of a moving train. Everyone scrambled to get ‘the shot’ as we approached the famous Landwasser Viaduct. My favourite has a reflection of Julie’s face, a picture in concentration, photo-bombing my shot. Felt a real sense of expectation on the final section which is a steep ascent into St Moritz. It had a bit of drama.
- Overnight-ed in St. Moritz. An orgy of Prada and Jimmy Choo in the middle of nowhere didn’t appeal to me. Caught the Glacier Express to Zermatt early next morning. Looking out over a frozen Lake St. Moritz as we prepared to leave was captivating. Credit where it’s due.
- Spent all day on the Glacier Express from St. Moritz to Zermatt. Travel guides rate the relative virtues of various sections, and some are undoubtedly more spectacular than others. We were very happy doing the full journey on our first visit to the Swiss Alps. Mountains, peaks, valleys, forests, rivers, gorges, villages, snow/ snow/ snow… The passing scenery was never boring, at least for a couple of Australian lowlanders.
