Day 24 - Zermatt II

After a good breakfast, a day of hiking was planned for today. It was our coolest morning of the trip so we pulled on our sweaters and then took the Gornergratbahn railway way up in the mountains to start our walk today (about 3000 meters). Dramatic views with more than 20 peaks of over 4000 meters. We left the crowds at the rail station and started our seven-hour descent. We stopped at a glacier pond to take photos and had a picnic with the Matterhorn in the background. We finally made it to some technical trails after lunch which was fun and down to the raging river and then took a swinging bridge over it. Just after three, we arrived at a small village and had a great big ice cream treat. After, we continued our walk back to Zermatt. Once bathed we decided we should try the cheese fondue that Switerzerland is famous for. So after some research, we decided to seek our our dining location. Our first choice was not available as a tour group took the entire dining room. So we went to our back-up. It was a well decorated place with much ambience (and fairly quiet). But as for the fondue, let's just say we're not impressed.