We arrived in Zermatt in time to enjoy Zermatt's celebration of 150 years since the first ascent of the Matterhorn.
Several nights, lights briefly lit up the original route.
On our second day in Zermatt, we took the Matterhorn tram up to Schwarzsee and hiked to the Hornlihutt and back.
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There was even a special beer to commemorate the first ascent of the Matterhorn:
On our last full day in Zermatt, we watched the first showing of a documentary movie of the climb. Though the documentary was in Swiss-German. it was still chilling to see the re-enactment of the tragedy. That morning, we went into the Matterhorn museum where the broken rope was on display. The section of rope attached to Lord Douglas is still missing as his body has not been recovered.
Hey Ellen! Where are my potato chips
Between visiting the museum and watching the documentary, I went on a walk.
Watch out, she's gonna blow!!!
No pictures of Zermatt would be complete without the horse drawn carriages.
After taking the train back to our lodgings in Les Houches, we spent our last day in Chamonix.
Miles of smiles,
Ellen
