Shadow Shot Sunday 2: alpine streams

From the trees and bushes beside them to the bridges crossing over them, there are always shadows to be found on or near streams in the Swiss Alps, as we discovered during a trip on the Glacier Express train in April, 2011.

© Photos by Richard Schear

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Z is for Zermatt, Switzerland

Courtesy of Mr. Google, this is the sort of picture most people see of Zermatt,
with its famous mountain known as the Matterhorn in the background.

Dick's close-up of the Matterhorn. © Photos by Richard Schear except where indicated. 

Wikipedia photo.
All vehicles on Zermatt streets
(above left and above) must be electric.

Swiss watches, anyone?

Hotel in Zermatt.

We had spent a night in Geneva, Switzerland, got up very, very early, and took a train to a town called Visp. From there we took another train to Zermatt, where we boarded the luxury train called the Glacier Express, which travels from Zermatt to the renowned ski resort of St. Moritz. In the Wikipedia photo below, the Glacier Express is seen just before it enters Zermatt.

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ABC Wednesday

Thanks, Mrs. N. and team

for getting us to the end of Round 8, and Year 4.

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Mellow Yellows seen from a train in the Swiss Alps

Photos taken in April, 2011, during our March/April trip to Europe.

© Photos by Richard Schear    

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by Drowsey Monkey. Thanks, Drowsey!

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SkyWatching from a train in the Swiss Alps

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© Photos by Richard Schear, April, 2011    

Almost at the last minute before our March and April trip to Europe, Dick surprised me with the idea of a train through the Swiss Alps. Having already booked a Eurail pass through RailEurope, he decided an additional charge for the luxurious Glacier Express would be worth it, and it was! After a night in St. Moritz, we took another train down from the mountains, and changed for Zurich.