While it was raining down the valley, we enjoyed the amazing views and cloud shows that Gronergrat offered. It is a final stop and the highest (10,135 ft) point of the Gornergratbahn rack railway. For most people it is also a starting point for hiking, but for us it was the final destination. I must say it’s pretty hard to breath while going uphill at this height 
. The hiking trail is about one mile long and 900 ft of vertical drop. It took us about 40 minutes to rich the point. 
The mountain goats seem to feel pretty comfortable here and are not afraid of people.
Posts Tagged ‘switzerland’
Gornergrat, Switzerland ♥ Travel Photography
May 10, 2010Gruyères ♥ Switzerland
April 26, 2010Gruyères, Switzerland. It was getting dark when we got there and everyone was very hungry. I could snap only few shots while others were picking a place to eat. After a long dinner it was too dark to shoot. You might want to google this place to see some other pictures.
This cute medieval town actually has ‘no cars’ policy, so we had to park outside of it and walk uphill. 
Our restaurant was almost empty: on a rainy day in March there are not very many tourists hanging around. 
Another thing to mention – H.R. Giger, a swiss artist, who won the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in the movie “Alien”, opened an original museum and a bar in this town. The museum was unfortunately closed, but I could snap the bar interior. Doesn’t it look freaky? 
Swiss Alps ♥ Travel Photography
April 25, 201010,000 feet above sea level. Yulia, this picture should be framed! 
