Glacier Express!

August 1, 2012

St. Moritz station

Finally the day has come! We were looking forward to getting on the express train. The train is called "express" but it is also said that this is "the slowest express in the world" because it runs into the mountains up and down. We enjoyed the long train trip; it took about 8 hours from St. Moritz to Zermatt.

                                              
A= St. Moritz 　B= Zermatt
                                                                   

It is amazing Switzerland has such a great railway technology; the train runs throughout Swiss Alps. The highest point is Oberalp Pass: 2033m. The lowest point is Chur: 585m. It is a good idea that the express train runs slowly, because this way, people do not easily get sick from the change in altitude.

We rode in the panorama car. 

These are beautiful scenes through the windows.

Landwasser Viaduct

We enjoyed lunch while taking in the scenery through the windows. It was a perfect time!

The glass is designed not to spill the wine

We started St. Moritz at 9:15 a.m. and arrived at Zermatt at 5:00 p.m. The 8 hour-train-trip was long, I was a little tired, although it was a wonderful experience for me. I was very happy when I arrived at Zermatt.