Dam fine day in Switzerland

After Chamonix, it was off to Zermatt for a few days. I took a day to drive there and stopped at few places along the way. First was in Grands Montets, where I took the cable car up the mountain for a view.

From Chamonix to Zermatt

From there, it was into Switzerland, where I stopped at a few impressive dams along the way.

From Chamonix to Zermatt

From Chamonix to Zermatt

I've since realized that I didn't take a picture of the last dam from the front. That would have shown that it was close to 1000ft tall. That's a lot of water.

Then to Zermatt, just in time for dinner. Zermatt is a car-free town, so you have to stop at the town before it and take the train. I was a little skeptical of how this would work with a lot of luggage. In fact, it worked out perfectly. Parking garage at train station, parked on the same level as the platform and close to the door, the trains put down little ramps when they stop to make it easy to roll luggage on, and there are large areas for storing bags for the short ride. If only the trains in the Netherlands were that easy to travel with. Here it is a real nuisance to take the train if you have luggage or worse, a bike, because you have to lift it up into the car and then there is no place to put stuff unless you stand in the doorway. From the station in Zermatt, it was a very short walk to the hotel.