Another animal sculpture – an eagle or a buzzard?
This is how Zermatt looks from the gondola (Matterhorn Express) on the way to the Furi station.
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The walls and the ceiling look tremendous and the whole place has beautiful atmosphere. It is also pretty cold inside. From the outside, the entrance, it did not look fancy. One would never think what treasures are hidden inside!
A famous view from the bridge situated below the church. People usually gather there in the morning to take pictures of Matterhorn with a beautiful orange sky.
The beautiful orange view of the Matterhorn peak, that was viewable only for a short time during the early mornings was so fascinating, that I had to take more and more photos!
This is the Stockhorn station located at 3405 meters above sea level. This station operates from the end of January or even later depending on the snow cover.
From the left: Dom (4545m) & Taschorn (4491m) – Alphubel (4206m) – Allalinhorn (4027m) – Rimpfischhorn (4199m) – Strahlhorn (4190m)! Below these giants you can see the skiing area Rothorn paradise & Gornergrat!
Take only pictures; leave only footprints.
Unknown
Magnificent place, imposing atmosphere, majestic view, splendid memories!
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.
T.S. Eliot
The tram that connects Furi-Trockner Steg & Trockner Steg-K.Matterhorn. Holds more than 100 people, travels 10m per second and is huge! Here we can see one departing from Trockner Steg station towards Klein Matterhorn.
Another night shot, this time I was charmed by a nice bench made from a tree trunk (8 second exposure).
A similar view as the #10 photo. This time you can see the Jungfrau region far in the middle on the horizon very clearly. This picture was taken in mid-February although it looks like in early November ~ global warming is no joke!
The palace was built several meters below the surface in the glacier. On this particular picture you can see the second part of the entrance tunnel, which has blue back lighting.
Matterhorn and the Hörnli Ridge..
Lets have a look at my favorite Furggsattel Gletscherbahn. This six-chair started operation during 2006 and improved the Matterhorn ski area. It was early in the morning and the slope was hit by a shadow of Klein Matterhorn.
This is one of my favorite photos that I snapped from the Trockner Steg. On the left you have the Gandegg T-bar lift and on the right Furggsattel Gletscherbahn that was closed due to wind at the time I took the photo.
A closer view of Hohtälli (3286m) station. It is connecting Gornergrat with Stockhorn, Rote Nase and Gant.
In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks.
John Muir
The end station of the cable car mentioned above. I cannot imagine how this thing got built! Lord of the Rings style.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Albert Einstein
A view from a hill near Hörnli at around 2780 meters above sea level. You can see Monte Rose, Lyskamm, Breithorn, Klein Matterhorn and other peaks.
This is my favorite view of Breithorn (4164m). It looks like from a fairy tale thanks to the snow-hat on top of it. Far in the background you can also see Strahlhorn (4190 m).
Finally the front view of the wall – you can also see the position of the flowers that could be seen above.
This is the view of the village from the Matterhorn Express Cabin on the way to the Furi station. Both Taschorn and Dom de Mischabel can be seen again on this picture.
All around the palace you can look at ice sculptures. Apparently animals are a favorite motive!
On the foreground of this picture there are two pillars of two cable cars. The first bigger cable car pillar is used for various transportation purposes. The second cable car is for transportation of ski-snowboard-freaks.
Another picture from the Bahnhofstrasse, with Hotel Post in the view. The night life is bright until very late hours in Zermatt.
This photo was snapped from a hill that I conquered after a half-hour hike. I know this photo is nothing special, but I have to include it just for the sake of my memories. Every now end then I think of the deep snow and the slow approach towards the[...]