Glacier Express

Today we took a 7 and a half hour train ride across the alps on the 'slowest express train in the world'.  When we booked, they only had 2nd class available, but 2 Australian girls got kicked out of 1st class because their Rail Passes were only 2nd class, so the conductor himself moved us to 1st class.  We had a nice little table and 2 seats across from each other, and huge picture windows.  There were alot of little Swiss villages in valleys between mountains.  We figure the only difference between the Glacier Express and a regular train through Switzerland was the fact that there were no transfers, you could get a hot lunch, and there were headphones with running commentary.  Our final destination was the tourist resort of Zermatt, high up in the alps where cars are not allowed.  We walked through it this evening, and it seemed alot like Whistler, only Swiss.  Lots of tourist shops (we picked up some tees and good hiking shoes for tomorrow, the runners didn't quite do the job).  We walked through a cemetary where every tombstone told which mountain the person had died climbing or descending.  Our hotel is very fancy, and we got upgraded to a suite because the hotel is full.  We have 2 full rooms, a sitting area in between, and 2 balconies, one of which looks right out onto the Matterhorn.  Too bad we're only spending 2 nights here!